CompletedNot Applicable

Foundational Ingredients of Robotic Gait Training for People With Spinal Cord Injury During Inpatient Therapy

United States115 participantsStarted 2021-04-12

Plain-language 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 for Rehabilitation (BSWIR).

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

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

What they're measuring

Walking Index for Spinal Cord Injury - II (WISCI-II)

Timeframe: Within one week before discharge

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04781621

SponsorBaylor Research Institute

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-03-08

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Spinal Cord Injuries trials