Evaluation of Gait Rehabilitation Robot of an End-Effector on Neuro-Muscular Pathway in Patients After Knee Arthroplasty

Ulsan University Hospital20 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to determine the clinical efficacy of gait rehabilitation robot through cortico-spinal-muscular pathway activation of the muscles remotely located from the end-effecter in patients after total knee arthroplasty.

pre-interventional evaluation; within 1 day of intervention start primary end point; 3 days after intervention start secondary end point; 5 days after intervention start

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Interventions

Morning walkDEVICE

gait training with Morning walk three times during 5 minutes with 5 minute break a day over 5 weekdays

Ground WalkerDEVICE

gait training with ground walker until corresponding 200 steps during 5 minutes with 5 minute break a day over 5 weekdays

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients after Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty Exclusion Criteria: * brain disease, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, myopathy * Inability to ambulate fully due to muscukoskeletal disorders * MMSE\<23 * history of arthroplasty surgery on either of legs * Cardiac pacemaker * Refusal of participation

Locations (1)

Ulsan University Hospital

Ulsan, South Korea