Early Robotic Gait Training After Stroke
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The ERA Stroke project will compare the effects of robotic gait training (RGT) and usual care (UC) gait training in patients in the subacute phase of stroke recovery undergoing inpatient rehabilitation at the Baylor Scott \& White Institute for Rehabilitation (BSWIR).
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• 18-85 years of age
• All types of stroke
• Acute/subacute phase of recovery
• Medically stable as deemed by a physician
• Undergoing medical care and rehabilitation at BSWIR
• All genders, races, and ethnicities
• Meets Ekso robotic exoskeleton frame limitations
• Continence or on a program for bladder and bowel management
• Capacity and goal for walking recovery
Locations
United States
Texas
Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation
RECRUITING
Dallas
Contact Information
Primary
Sara Baltz, MS
Sara.Baltz@BSWHealth.org
(214) 820-5022
Backup
Faith Meza, MPH
Faith.Meza@BSWHealth.org
(214) 820-9409
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-03-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 54
Treatments
Experimental: Robotic Gait Training
Participants will receive robotic gait training with a physical therapist for 90 minutes each week throughout the course of their inpatient rehabilitation stay.
Active_comparator: Usual Care Gait Training
Participants will receive usual care gait training with a physical therapist for 90 minutes each week throughout the course of their inpatient rehabilitation stay.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
Leads: Baylor Research Institute