Status:
COMPLETED
Foundational Ingredients of Robotic Gait Training for People with Spinal Cord Injury During Inpatient Therapy
Lead Sponsor:
Baylor Research Institute
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Conditions:
Spinal Cord Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The FIRST project compares the dose of robotic gait training (RGT) with usual care gait training for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) undergoing rehabilitation at Baylor Scott \& White Institute...
Detailed Description
Spinal cord injury (SCI) due to trauma is estimated to affect 288,000 - 500,000 Americans, with about 17,700 new cases annually. Recovery of walking is a primary rehabilitation goal for patients and e...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- 16 - 85 Years of Age
- All types of incomplete Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) (traumatic and non-traumatic)
- Acute/Subacute phase of recovery
- Medically stable as deemed by physician
- Undergoing medical care and inpatient rehabilitation at BSW
- Both genders and all races and ethnicities
- Meet the Ekso robotic exoskeleton frame limitations
- Continence of or a program for bladder and bowel management
- Exclusion Criteria
- Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
- Degenerative diagnoses
- Wound located in proximity to the exoskeleton frame
- Severe osteoporosis/-penia as shown with dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
- Pre-morbid developmental disability, significant psychological diagnosis, or other cognitive impairment
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 12 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 8 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04781621
Start Date
April 12 2021
End Date
March 8 2024
Last Update
February 6 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75246