Exoskeleton-assisted gait training to improve gait in individuals with spinal cord injury: a pilot randomized study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Robotic wearable exoskeletons have been utilized as a gait training device in persons with spinal cord injury. This pilot study investigated the feasibility of offering exoskeleton-assisted gait training (EGT) on gait in individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI) in preparation for a phase III RCT. The objective was to assess treatment reliability and potential efficacy of EGT and conventional physical therapy (CPT).

Methods

Forty-four individuals were screened, and 13 were eligible to participate in the study. Nine participants consented and were randomly assigned to receive either EGT or CPT with focus on gait. Subjects received EGT or CPT, five sessions a week (1 h/session daily) for 3 weeks. American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Lower Extremity

SUBMITTER: Chang SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5839068 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature