Determine the effect of an upper leg muscle surgery on stroke survivors walking with a stiff knee gait.
- Conditions
- Stroke patients with a stiff knee gait.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON21849
- Lead Sponsor
- Roessingh Research & Development Roessinghsbleekweg 3b7522 AH Enschede 053 4875777
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 17
Inclusion Criteria
Patient has eligible for a rectus femoris transfer surgery by treating physiatrist/orthopedist and has been informed about the surgery.
- Age > 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Neurological impairments that are not due to stroke
- Progressive disease that influence gait
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Primary study outcome is knee flexion in swing phase
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secundary study outcomes are hip , knee ankle kinematics. EMG actvity of muscles of the under extremity, BORG- and VAS questionnaires on tonus, Duncan-Ely test for m. rectus femoris, six minutes walking test, pulmonary-function test, Timed Up and Go (TUG), L-test, Timed Up Stairs test, Motricity Index, Rivermead Mobility Index en the Stroke Impact scale (SIS).