Exoskeleton and Spinal Cord Injury
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries
In brief
The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effects of powered exoskeleton (EKSO) on cardiovascular performance as measured by resting blood pressure and heart rate, peak oxygen consumption during walking, energy expenditure, whole and regional body composition assessments. The effects of exoskeleton training on walking kinematics including stand-up time, walking time, distance covered and speed of walking will also be evaluated.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03410550
- Run by
- McGuire Research Institute
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2018-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2021-12-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2022-02-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- A written clearance by the medical doctor .
- Participants will have to be 1 year post-injury with any level of injury.
- All participants will be between 18-70 years old, men/women,
You may not qualify if…
- Participants with body weight greater than 220 lbs
- Whole body T-scores less than -2.5 standard deviation will result in elimination from the program.
- Hip width, upper leg length and lower leg length that do not fit in the robotic suit.
- Previous unhealed fracture in both lower or upper extremities
- Leg length discrepancy that is unlikely to be managed by having shoe inserts
- High resting blood pressure greater than 130/80 mmHg
- Sudden drop in blood pressure by 20 mmHg especially in persons with tetraplegia.
- Medical conditions prior enrollment similar to cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled type II diabetes mellitus, uncontrolled hypertension, and those on insulin, pressures sores stage 2 or greater, or urinary tract infection or symptoms.
- Pregnancy
Where it is running
- Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center — Richmond, Virginia, United States
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