Robot suit helps brain injury patients take steps in new study

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * 18 to 80 years old * Diagnosed with acquired brain injury (ABI) * Currently undergoing outpatient physical therapy treatment in one of the investigation sites * Ability to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Significant osteoporosis that may increase the risk of fracture * Unresolved fractures in the pelvis or extremities, or history of fragility fractures in the lower extremities in the last 2 years * Spinal instability (or spinal orthoses, unless authorized by a physician) * Severe spasticity: Level 4 on the Modified Ashworth Scale * Orthostatic hypotension. Inability to tolerate a minimum of 10 minutes standing * Uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia * Medical instability * Unstable cardiovascular system (CVS), hemodynamic instability, untreated hypertension (SBP\>140, DBP\>90 mmHg), unresolved deep venous thrombosis (DVT), uncontrolled autonomic dysreflexia * Serious comorbidities, including any condition that a physician deems inappropriate for use of the ABLE Exoskeleton or to complete participation in the study * Skin integrity problems on the contact surfaces of the device or that would prevent sitting * Grade I or higher on EPUAP (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, 2019) on areas that will be in contact with the exoskeleton * Colostomy * Anthropometric measurements outside the values compatible with ABLE Exoskeleton. In particular, height not between 1.5-1.9 m, or weight over 100 kg * Anatomical constraints (such as leg length differences, users unable to position themselves inside the device) that are incompatible with the device * Restrictions in range of motion that prevent normal gait from being achieved or preventing the completion of a normal transition from sitting to standing or standing to sitting * Heterotopic ossification * Known pregnancy or breastfeeding * Cognitive impairment that results in the inability to follow simple instructions, particularly psychological or cognitive problems that do not allow a participant to follow study procedures * Requires assisted ventilation. * Scoliosis \>40-50º Cobb angle.