Technological Balance Rehabilitation in Feed and Eating Disorders

Sponsor
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Study ID
NCT06641973
Status
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Conditions

  • Anorexia Nervosa
  • Bulimia Nervosa
  • Feeding Disorders

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 65 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Robotic balance rehabilitation with hunova® robotic platform — DEVICE
    The G-Hun will perform robotic balance treatment with the hunova® robotic platform lasting 30 minutes per session, 2 times a week for 5 weeks, in addition to the services provided in their clinical pathway.

Study Details

Postural control depends on the central integration of vestibular, visual, and somatosensory inputs and the integrity of the neural efferent motor pathway, which continuously provides postural adjustments to environmental and body position changes. It is considered a complex skill and involves the integration of movement strategies necessary for maintaining balance. Decreased postural control can induce instabilities that affect the performance of daily activities and increase the risk of falls. Decreased postural control can be linked to fluctuations in body weight: significant weight gain or loss, in fact, can induce musculoskeletal adaptations , which contribute to postural and motor alterations . In Italy, approximately 3 million people are affected by Feed and Eating Disorders (FED), which include, among others, anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN) and uncontrolled eating disorder (UED). There are works in the literature highlighting that both anorexic and obese patients present with impaired postural control and, consequently, reduced balance.

Key Dates

First listed
Oct 15, 2024
Start date
Sep 30, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2026
Completion
Sep 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
72 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Experimental Group (G-Hun)
    The experimental group (G-Hun), will carry out robotic balance treatment with the hunova® robotic platform lasting 30 minutes per session, 2 times a week for 5 weeks, in addition to their clinical pathway services.
  • No Intervention: Control Group (G-Con)

Primary Outcome Measure

Proprioception [ Time Frame: Change from Baseline proprioception at 5 weeks ]

Central Contacts

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