Technological Balance Rehabilitation in Feed and Eating Disorders

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Robotic balance rehabilitation with hunova® robotic platform: 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 summary

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.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Proprioception — Change from Baseline proprioception at 5 weeks
  Improved proprioception as assessed by reduction of Center of Pressure (COP) oscillations using the hunova robotic platform

Trial sites (1)

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