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Robot walks: new hope for burn survivors with gait problems
NCT ID NCT07277166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests if training with a wearable robot can improve walking in people who have long-term walking problems after a severe burn injury. Twenty adults who had burns on more than half of their legs and still had trouble walking 6 months later will receive 12 weeks of robot-assisted gait training. The goal is to see if this approach improves walking speed, balance, and lung function.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 20 people
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- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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19 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * chronic patients who underwent split-thickness skin grafting or burns of more than 50% of the lower extremities and still had impaired gait dysfunction 6 months later. -aged over 18 years * had a Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score of 3 or higher Exclusion Criteria: * fourth-degree burns (involving muscles, tendons, and bone injuries) * severe communication disorders because of intellectual impairment and psychological problems * Patients with body types that prevent them form wearing the robot, such as a height of 4.59 feet (140cm) or 5.91 feet (185cm) or more, or severe obesity with a BMI of 35 or more. * Patients with heart and circulatory conditions that may affect gait training. * Patients at a high risk of falling during gait training, owing to severe dizziness and having experienced a fall within the preceeding 2 month.
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Hangang sacred heart hodpital
RECRUITINGSeoul, 07247, South Korea
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