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Walking practice with a robotic support suit

This study compares supported walking practice using the HAL device with conventional training for parkinsonism.

Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: JPRN-UMIN000046222

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Start (reported date)
2020-12-07
Study finished (reported date)
2023-11-30

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  • 2026-10-11 — recruiting

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Sex eligibility reported by registry: male and female

Inclusion criteria: - Parkinsonism such as bradykinesia, muscle rigidity, and tremor. -Patients who can understand and agree with study concept. -Medically stable. -Body weight under 100kg to wear HAL. -Patients who can wear HAL. Exclusion criteria: -The dose of antiparkinson drug will be increase or decrease.. -Having difficulty to stand and walk due to the parkinsonism. - Cognitive disorder. -Serious fluctuation of parkinsonism. -Having difficulty to wear HAL device due to abnormal alignment. -Neurological or orthopedic disorders of the lower extremity.
Full study name & original research details

Official study title

Clinical effects of the robot suits Hybrid Assistive Limb assisted gait training in patients with Parkinsonism.: randomized controlled trial - Clinical effects of the robot suits Hybrid Assistive Limb assisted gait training in patients with Parkinsonism.

Short title used by the registry

Clinical effects of the robot suits HAL in Parkinsonism.

Original description

Intervention: Intervention will be provided daily during 4 weeks. Intervention will be provided 40 minutes including 20 minutes of gait training. Intervention group, they will be gait training with HAL for 5 days and conventional training other 2 days. Control group, they will be conventional training for 7 days. Control group will be provided 40 minutes of training including 20 minutes of gait training. Primary outcome: Timed up & Go test Secondary outcome: 10-m walk test 2 minutes walk test Berg Balance Scale MDS-UPDRS part2, part3 Freezing of gait Questionnaire

Conditions reported: Parkinson's disease Progressive supranuclear palsy Corticobasal degeneration Multiple system atrophy Vascular Parkinsonism

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Study type
Interventional
Interventions
Intervention will be provided daily during 4 weeks. Intervention will be provided 40 minutes including 20 minutes of gait training. Intervention group, they will be gait training with HAL for 5 days and conventional training other 2 days. Control group, they will be conventional training for 7 days. Control group will be provided 40 minutes of training including 20 minutes of gait training.
Phases
Not selected
Sponsor
Akita Prefectural Center for Rehabilitation and Psychiatric Medicine.
Start date reported by registry
2020-12-07 (reported)

Registry updated: Not reported · Status last verified by the registry submitter: Not reported

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Toru Takeda · 018-892-3751 · takeda-toru@akita-rehacen.jp

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Japan

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