Robot-Assisted Intensive Physiotherapy in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Key facts
- Where
- Nevşehir, TürkiyeSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 55 years old?
Source: NCT07849062, who can take part
Where in Türkiye
- Kozakli Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation HospitalNevşehir, TürkiyeContact: İsa MetinTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- Nuh Naci Yazgan University
- Trial code
- NCT07849062
- Record updated
- 2 October 2026
- Original description
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of robot-assisted intensive physiotherapy on trunk control, posture, and activities of daily living in individuals with spinal cord injury. A total of 52 participants will be randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. Both groups will receive 45-minute treatment sessions 7 days per week for 8 weeks. The experimental group will receive robot-assisted physiotherapy 3 days per week and trunk-focused conventional physiotherapy 4 days per week, whereas the control group will receive trunk-focused conventional physiotherapy 7 days per week. Participants will be evaluated at baseline, at the end of week 4, and at the end of week 8.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Robot-Assisted Intensive Physiotherapy on Trunk Control, Posture, and Activities of Daily Living in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of robot-assisted intensive physiotherapy on trunk control, posture, and activities of daily living in individuals with spinal cord injury. A total of 52 participants will be randomly assigned to an experimental group or a control group. Both groups will receive 45-minute treatment sessions 7 days per week for 8 weeks. The experimental group will receive robot-assisted physiotherapy 3 days per week and trunk-focused conventional physiotherapy 4 days per week, whereas the control group will receive trunk-focused conventional physiotherapy 7 days per week. Participants will be evaluated at baseline, at the end of week 4, and at the end of week 8.
Inclusion: Aged 18-55 years; American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Impairment Scale grade C or D; Incomplete upper motor neuron spinal cord injury; Neurological level of injury at T10 or above; Normal range of motion of the hip, knee, and ankle joints; Receiving inpatient rehabilitation; At least 6 months since spinal cord injury.
Exclusion: Receiving outpatient rehabilitation; Concurrent participation in another physiotherapy or rehabilitation program; Metal implants in the lower extremities; Diagnosed psychiatric disorder; Uncontrolled epilepsy; Spasticity of grade 3 or higher according to the Modified Ashworth Scale in any lower-extremity muscle that limits movement; Lower motor neuron injury; Body weight greater than 130 kg; Open skin ulceration in areas contacting the exoskeleton or harness; Active heterotopic ossification; Hip dislocation and/or hip or knee alignment abnormalities; Insufficient ability to cooperate with robot-assisted rehabilitation; Osteoporosis; Unhealed fracture.