ROBERT® as an Intervention to Enhance Muscle Strength After Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Injuries
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Spinal Cord Injuries focused on measuring Spinal cord injuries, Pilot study, robot, muscle strength
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- SCI (< 12 month),
- Age ≥ 18 year
- Muscle strength 1 - 3 in hip flexion in both legs measured by manual muscle testing.
- Sufficient Danish or English to be able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous cerebral injury or SCI
- Previous damage to peripheral nervous system in lower extremities
- Instable fractures in thorax or lower extremities
- Muscle strength 0, 4 or 5 in hip flexion
- Weight > 150 kg
Sites / Locations
- Spinal Cord Injury Centre of Western DenmarkRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
No Intervention
ROBERT
Control
The intervention group will receive usual practice. As add-on, the intervention leg will receive 3-4 sets of 15-20 repetitions (30 seconds rest between each set) of muscle strength training for hip flexion with ROBERT® three times a week.
Usual practice in the control group consist of 3-5 times physiotherapy a week for 8 weeks. A session last 45 minutes. The sessions are individually adapted and can contain exercise therapy, functional training, assistive devices, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy and tread mill training.