Safety and Feasibility of a Novel Exoskeleton for Locomotor Rehabilitation of Subjects With Spinal Cord Injury: A Prospective, Multi-Center, and Cross-Over Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the safety, walking efficiency, physiological cost, don and doff time cost, and user satisfaction of Ai-robot.

Design

Prospective, multi-center, and cross-over trial.

Subjects

Paraplegic subjects (n = 40) with T6-L2 level spinal cord injury.

Methods

Subjects who could walk independently using Aiwalker, Ailegs, and hip knee ankle foot orthosis (HKAFO) for 6 min within 30 days of training underwent 10 sets of tests. In each set, they completed three 6-min walk test (6MWT) sessions using the three aids in random order.

Results

Skin lesions, pressure sores, and fractures, were the main adverse events, likely due to a lack of experience in using exoskeleton systems. The average 6MWT distances of the Aiwalker, Ailegs, and HKAFO gro

SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133609 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature