Evaluation of Outcomes of Robotics Rehabilitation in Cerebral Palsy

NCT ID: NCT06594653

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 59 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-05-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-05-15

Brief Summary

The use of robotic devices in rehabilitation programs can improve walking patterns by reorganizing joint kinematics. This study aims to quantify the effects of a rehabilitation program supported by the Lokomat (Hocoma) robotic device on walking in children and young people with movement disorders, considering different levels of impairment.

Detailed Description

Cerebral Palsy is one of the most common neuromotor disorders in pediatric age, characterized by permanent movement and posture impairments, often affecting walking. In recent decades, advancements in robotics have revolutionized rehabilitation. Studies have shown that combining conventional physiotherapy with robotic rehabilitation tools offers greater benefits in patient recovery. At the IRCCS Eugenio Medea, a robotic rehabilitation program using the Lokomat (Hocoma) has been implemented for several years to improve walking in children and young people with walking disorders. The investigators hypothesize that robotic devices can enhance walking ability (e.g., speed, stride length) and reorganize joint kinematics. This study aims to quantify the effects of this treatment based on the level of impairment.

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy; Gait Disorders, Neurologic

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

pre treatment assesment

All measurements will be obtained using an optoelectronic multicamera system for human motion analysis (with eight high-resolution cameras with infrared light and a sampling frequency of 60 Hz. The experimental protocol requires the positioning of markers (plastic spheres covered by reflecting film, 10 mm in diameter). Markers will be placed by clinical operators (physiotherapists with training in optoelectronic system for human motion analysis) after training and experience in recognition of the position of body landmarks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

post treatment assessment

All measurements will be obtained using an optoelectronic multicamera system for human motion analysis (with eight high-resolution cameras with infrared light and a sampling frequency of 60 Hz. The experimental protocol requires the positioning of markers (plastic spheres covered by reflecting film, 10 mm in diameter). Markers will be placed by clinical operators (physiotherapists with training in optoelectronic system for human motion analysis) after training and experience in recognition of the position of body landmarks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of CP;
• able to walk independently with or without assistance

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of behavioral problems;
• presence of uncontrolled seizures
• presence of severe visual disturbances.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 5 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

IRCCS Eugenio Medea

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Luigi Piccinini

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Eugenio Medea

Locations

IRCCS E. Medea

Bosisio Parini, Italy, Italy

Countries

Italy

Other Identifiers

ID 1123

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id