Retraining Walking Over Ground in a Powered Exoskeleton After Spinal Cord Injury, Edmonton, Alberta, 2014-2018

This was a mixed-methods study to determine quantitative and qualitative outcomes in a cohort of individuals with chronic, spinal cord injury, who learned to use the ReWalk exoskeleton to walk over ground. Researchers determined the training dosage required for walking proficiency, the sensory and motor changes in the nervous system with the training, and the perspectives of the participants with respect to both the training and the device. It was a prospective cohort study. Measures were taken before, during, immediately after training, and 2-3 months after training was completed.

本研究采用混合方法，旨在评估一群患有慢性脊髓损伤的个体在使用ReWalk外骨骼行走训练过程中的定量与定性结果。研究者确定了达到行走熟练度所需的训练剂量，训练过程中神经系统在感觉和运动方面的变化，以及参与者对训练过程和设备本身的看法。该研究为一项前瞻性队列研究。研究在训练前、训练中、训练结束后立即以及训练完成后的2-3个月内进行了测量。