Influence of an Anti-gravity Treadmill on Functional Outcome in Non-operatively Treated Pelvic Fractures - a Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT03206398

Last Updated: 2017-07-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

9 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-01

Study Completion Date

2016-02-01

Brief Summary

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Non-operative treatment of pelvic fractures is possible. Immobilisation implies different adjustment processes. Patients with pelvic ring fractures and partial weight bearing have to obtain theses. The aim of this pilot study was to prove the additional effect of the anti-gravity treadmill in patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures.

Detailed Description

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We prospectively included patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures as the intervention group (IG) and healthy volunteers of different age, sex and body mass index (BMI) as the reference group (RG).

Patients of the IG participated in a training session every three days with an anti-gravity treadmill (Picture 1, alterGĀ®, www.alterg.com) for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy, lymph drainage massage and manual therapy.

Patients were evaluated on three successive dates: Baseline (S1), after mobilization without crutches with full weight-bearing (20 days, S2) and after 40 days (S3)

Conditions

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Weight-bearing Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

anti-gravity treadmill for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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pelvic fracture

patients with pelvic fracture will additionally be treated with anti-gravity treadmill

Group Type OTHER

anti-gravity treadmill

Intervention Type DEVICE

anti-gravity treadmill for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy

Interventions

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anti-gravity treadmill

anti-gravity treadmill for a total of 40 days in addition to physiotherapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with non-operatively treated pelvic fractures

Exclusion Criteria

* pregnancy, neuromuscular disorders, preexisting muscle atrophy
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Leipzig

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. med. Ralf Henkelmann

PI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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1007

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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