Status:

COMPLETED

Effects of Robot-assisted Gait Training in Patients Burn Injury on Lower Extremity

Lead Sponsor:

Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, Republic of Korea

Conditions:

Burns

Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Gait enables individuals to move forward and is considered a natural skill. However, gait disturbances are very common in patients with burn injury. Major causes of functional impairment are pain and ...

Detailed Description

This study aimed to elucidate the efficacy and investigate the mechanism of motor recovery after RAGT on patients with lower extremity burn. 20 patients with burn were randomly divided into 2 groups....

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with full or virtually full thickness involvement of \>50% on the body surface area of the lower extremity
  • age \> 18 years
  • with ≤1 functional ambulation category (FAC) score ≤ 3

Exclusion

  • patients with cognitive disorders before burn
  • serious cardiac dysfunction
  • problems with weight bearing due to unstable fractures
  • body weight ≥100 kg
  • severe fixed contracture
  • skin disorders that could be worsened by RAGT and conventional rehabilitation
  • patients with severe pain who were unable to undergo conventional rehabilitation programs.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 25 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 24 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04281394

Start Date

October 25 2019

End Date

February 24 2020

Last Update

February 26 2020

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Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital

Seoul, Yeong-deungpo-Dong, South Korea, 150-719