Safety and Usability of the ATLAS 2030 Exoskeleton in Pediatric Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

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Spinal cord injury has a relatively low prevalence in the pediatric population, although its effects have significant physical and psychological consequences that greatly impact the quality of life of affected children. The ATLAS 2030 exoskeleton is a robotic gait device approved by the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Medical Devices for the rehabilitation of pediatric patients with cerebral palsy and spinal muscular atrophy. The principal aim is to analyze the safety and usability of the ATLAS 2030 exoskeleton during the implementation of a robotic gait training program with this device in a cohort of pediatric patients with spinal cord injury. the secondary aim is to analyze, in the same cohort of pediatric patients with spinal cord injury and through the implementation of the same therapeutic program, the efficacy of the ATLAS 2030 exoskeleton in improving fatigability, mood, health perception, and gait speed. Ten sessions with the ATLAS 2030 exoskeleton will be conducted with pediatric patients with acute or chronic spinal cord injury. Additionally, two assessment sessions will be performed before and after the series of sessions.