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Robot-Assisted Stair Climbing Training

Italy72 participantsStarted 2017-10-01

Plain-language summary

Stair climbing up and down is an essential part of everyday's mobility. Physiotherapy is focused on muscle strengthening, real floor walking and stairs climbing tasks, but these methods do not stress in terms of intensity stair-climbing practice. The aims of this study is to compare whether an intensive robot-assisted stair climbing training (RASCT) is more effective than conventional physiotherapy (CP) for improving stair climbing ability, gait and postural control in stroke patients.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * First-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke; * More than or equal to 3 months post stroke; * Age\>18 years; * Mini- Mental State Examination (MMSE) score more than 23; * Ability to stand for at least 1 min without arm support; ability to walk independently for at least 10 m with or without walking aids; * Functional Ambulation Category score equal or more than 1. * Signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive or communicative disorders that hamper collaboration; * Unstable cardiovascular system conditions (i.e. labile compensated cardiac insufficiency, angina pectoris), deep vein thrombosis, severe neurological or orthopedic diseases which massively affect lower limb mobility; severe joint misalignment; * Treatment of lower limb spasticity (i.e. botulinum toxin) in the 3 months prior to the start of the study and/or during its execution.

What they're measuring

The time required to climb Up and Down 9 stairs (seconds)

Timeframe: 1 day

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03566901

SponsorUniversita di Verona

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-11-01

Contact for this trial

Nicola Smania, MD, Prof

0458124573 nicola.smania@univr.it