The design of a randomized control trial of exoskeletal-assisted walking in the home and community on quality of life in persons with chronic spinal cord injury

There are more than 300,000 estimated cases of spinal cord injury (SCI) in the United States, and approximately 26,000 of these are Veterans. Immobilization from SCI results in adverse secondary medical conditions and reduced quality of life. Veterans with SCI who have completed rehabilitation after injury and are unable to ambulate receive a wheelchair as standard of care. Powered exoskeletons are a technology that offers an alternative form of limited mobility by enabling over-ground walking through an external framework for support and computer-controlled motorized hip and knee joints.

Source: Contemporary Clinical Trials - August 11, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Ann M. Spungen, William A. Bauman, Kousick Biswas, Karen Jones, Amanda J. Snodgrass, Lance Goetz, Peter H. Gorman, Steven Kirshblum, Sunil Sabharwal, Kevin T. White, Pierre K. Asselin, Kel Morin, Christopher M. Cirnigliaro, Grant D. Huang Source Type: research