NCT06622655

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a two month training with the Agilik powered orthosis improves the knee extension or the endurance in pediatric patients with Cerebral palsy and a crouch gait. It will also learn about the safety of Agilik. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the Agilik powered orthosis increase the value of the knee extension during walking? What medical problems do participants have when using the Agilik powered orthosis? Researchers will compare a group of patients using the Agilik powered exoskeleton with a group of patients treated with standard therapy. Participants will: Use Agilik at home or perform standard therapy for 2 months Visit the clinic at the beginning of the study, after 3 months and after 1 additional month.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
1mo left

Started Oct 2024

Geographic Reach
1 country

6 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress91%
Oct 2024Jul 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 30, 2024

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 2, 2024

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 29, 2024

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2026

Expected
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2026

Last Updated

April 6, 2025

Status Verified

April 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1.7 years

First QC Date

September 30, 2024

Last Update Submit

April 4, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

exoskeleton devicepowered orthosiscerebral palsycrouch gaithome use

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Endurance

    Distance walked during a 6-minutes walking test (6MWT)

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

  • Knee extension in mid stance (KEMS)

    Anti-gravity knee extension in mid stance measured with quantitative gait analysis

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Measurements of the Joint range of motions (ROMs) and muscle lengths

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

  • Level of spasticity in the lower limbs

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

  • Walking speed

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

  • Postural and motor abilities

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

  • Gait pattern

    Baseline, 3 months and 4 months

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Other Outcomes (1)

  • Spatiotemporal parameters of gait during daily life

    Between baseline and month 3

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Home rehabilitation

Device: Powered orthosis

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Home rehabilitation (2 months, 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week) during which subjects will practice walking with the device at home.

Intervention Arm

Eligibility Criteria

Age5 Years - 17 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of CP and a crouch gait
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form.
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study, or alternatively, ability to do so based on parent report and physician observation during history and physical examination.
  • Body weight between 20 and 125 Kg
  • Knee flexion retraction assessed in supine position by less than 10°. Hamstring contracture as assessed by straight leg raising test does not limit ability to participate in the study.
  • Subjects must not have had a tibio-tarsal arthrodesis. In addition, they must have at least 5° of passive dorsi-flexion of the ankle.
  • Able to walk at least 3 m without stopping, with or without a walking aid.
  • Able to understand and follow simple directions based on parent report and physician observation during historical and physical examination.
  • GMFCS level I, II and III
  • MAS score ≤ 2

You may not qualify if:

  • Any severe neurological, musculoskeletal and/or cardiorespiratory involvement preventing the ability to walk;
  • A history of uncontrolled seizure in the past year
  • Severe spasticity
  • Hip and/or knee flexion contracture of more than 20°

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (6)

IRCCS E. MEDEA - Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia"

Bosisio Parini, Lecco, 23842, Italy

RECRUITING

IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris

Calambrone, Pisa, 56128, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus - IRCCS S. Maria Nascente

Milan, 20148, Italy

RECRUITING

Fondazione Mondino

Pavia, 27100, Italy

NOT YET RECRUITING

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus

Roma, 00194, Italy

RECRUITING

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus - Centro S. Maria al Mare

Salerno, 84131, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Damage, ChronicBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 30, 2024

First Posted

October 2, 2024

Study Start

October 29, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Last Updated

April 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

The results obtained at the end of this clinical trial will be presented at national and international conferences and submitted to peer-reviewed international journals. The raw data of the study will be published among the supplementary materials of scientific articles and/or uploaded to Zenodo, a multidisciplinary repository, managed by CERN in Geneva, which allows researchers to share and preserve research results in any size and form. Depositing data in ZENODO guarantees their compliance with the FAIR principles.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP

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