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Lung Disease ChronicREVIVENCT03790644

Powered Assist to Improve Ambulation in Severe Lung Disease

A study testing exoskeleton assist in people with Lung Disease Chronic, run by West Park Healthcare Centre at 1 site in Canada.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is among the most prevalent and growing diseases worldwide with disabling consequences. Many with a compromised respiratory system cannot support the metabolic energy demands of walking causing them to walk slowly and stop often. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Lung Disease Chronic
What is being tested?
exoskeleton assist
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
6 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
1 Aug 2018to 30 May 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • stable chronic respiratory disease
  • modified medical research council dyspnoea score (mMRC) ≥ 2

Who cannot join

  • evidence of cardiac rhythm or circulatory compromise
  • myocardial infarct within the previous three months
  • moderate-severe aortic stenosis
  • uncontrolled hypertension
  • sustained cardiac arrhythmias
  • untreated neoplasia
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  • lung surgery within the previous three months
  • any other predominant co-morbidities or treatments that might influence walk testing
  • body size outside of exoskeleton fit specifications
  • skin sores or skin breakdown in the area where the device is worn
  • a high risk of fracture

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Westpark Health Care Centre

    Toronto, Ontario, M6M 2J5

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Assistive Device to Improve Physical Performance in Patients With Very Severe Chronic Respiratory Disease - Evaluated Using a Single-Case Series Experimental Design

Chronic respiratory disease (CRD) is among the most prevalent and growing diseases worldwide with disabling consequences. Many with a compromised respiratory system cannot support the metabolic energy demands of walking causing them to walk slowly and stop often. Those with CRD could receive substantial benefit from a powered wearable exoskeleton device that assumes part of the energy of walking. Assisting the legs will lower the metabolic energy demands, and therefore the ventilation required for exercise, thereby allowing them to walk faster and further. Proposed is a series of single-case experiments comparing walking endurance with and without a powered exoskeleton assist. The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of an exoskeleton on walking endurance in ventilatory limited patients with CRD. An exoskeleton could be a novel immediate and long term strategy to augment walking as part of the spectrum of pulmonary rehabilitation and community reintegration.

Being tested
exoskeleton assist
Keywords
Walking, Exoskeleton Device

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • exoskeleton assistDevice

    A powered exoskeleton describes a wearable robot designed around the shape and function of the human body with segments and joints externally coupled to those of the user. The exoskeleton includes a rigid outer frame, sensors that detect a user's desired movements, a computerized controller, motors and actuators, and lightweight batteries.

    The exoskeleton is designed to be worn in the community.

Study groups in NCT03790644
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
exoskeleton assistExperimentalwalking with assist of a powered exoskeleton
Receives: Device: exoskeleton assist

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. walking endurance time

    tolerance (time) of an individualized constant, brisk, walking speed endurance test

    Measured: an average of 7 tests over 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted31 Dec 2018
  2. Study start1 Aug 2018
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2019
  4. Study completion30 May 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Model description
A prospective longitudinal, self-controlled, single-case repeated measures alternating treatment, randomized and counterbalanced cross-over experimental trial design, comparing walking endurance without and with a powered exoskeleton.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
6 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03790644
Sponsor's protocol ID
XO-Nof1-RCT-RG2019
Acronym
REVIVE
Status last verified
Apr 2022
First submitted
20 Dec 2018
Last updated
4 May 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: Individual participant data (IPD) will not be available to other researchers.

Publications

  • Dolmage TE, Goldstein RS. Assisting Walking in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Disease Using a Powered Exoskeleton: A Series of N-of-1 Clinical Trials. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 Jul;19(7):1230-1232. doi: 10.1513/AnnalsATS.202201-045RL. No abstract available.

    PubMed 35348445

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing exoskeleton assist in people with Lung Disease Chronic, run by West Park Healthcare Centre at 1 site in Canada.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 May 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

walking endurance time (time frame: an average of 7 tests over 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03790644, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 May 2022.

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