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Overground Walking Program With Robotic Exoskeleton in Long-term Manual Wheelchair Users With Spinal Cord Injury
NCT03989752 · Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal · Updated 8 Sept 2023
- What is being tested
- Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton for Ambulation
- For
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years and older. About 16 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Canada
- When
- Starts or started 14 March 2019, ends 7 Jan 2022. Registered 18 June 2019.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
Many individuals with a spinal cord injury (SCI) use a wheelchair as their primary mode of locomotion. The prolonged non-active sitting time associated to this mode of locomotion contributes to development or worsening of numerous adverse health effects affecting musculoskeletal, endocrino-metabolic and cardiorespiratory health. To counter this vicious circle, engaging in a walking program with a wearable robotic exoskeleton (WRE) is a promising physical activity intervention. This study aims to measure the effects of a WRE-assisted walking program on musculoskeletal, endocrino-metabolic and cardiorespiratory health.
Sites
- Institut universitaire sur la réadaptation en déficience physique de Montréal (IURDPM)Montreal, Quebec, Canada