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Amplify Gait to Improve Locomotor Engagement in Spinal Cord Injury (AGILE SCI) Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Gait training performed on a treadmill and Gait training performed in a Movement Amplification Environment for Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury. Completed, enrolled 38 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects \~42,000 Veterans. The VA provides the single largest network of SCI care in the nation. The lifetime financial burden of SCI can exceed $3 million. A major cost of SCI is impaired mobility. Limited mobility contributes to decreased ability to work, increased care requirements, secondary injury, depression, bone mineral density loss, diabetes, and decreased cardiovascular health. Among ambulatory individuals with iSCI, residual balance deficits are common and are strongly correlated with both functional walking ability and participation in walking activities. The development of effective rehabilitation tools to improve dynamic balance would substantially improve quality of life for Veterans living with iSCI. Improving mobility through interventions that enhance dynamic balance would positively impact health, independence, and the ability to integrate into social, intellectual, and occupational environments.
Study Details
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Interventions
Participants randomized to the Control group will complete high intensity gait training on a treadmill.
The Experimental group will perform all gait training within the movement amplification environment. To create the movement amplification environment, the investigators have constructed a cable-driven robot, the Agility Trainer. The Agility Trainer applies small forces to the pelvis that increase the difficulty to maintain forward walking