The Use of Brace to Retrain Hemiparetic Gait

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke Nos Without Residual Deficits
• Interventions: Device: Bracing

• Registration Number: NCT02082938
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify if the incorporation of a new brace, which assists in gait rehabilitation, can contribute to the rehabilitation process for stroke patients.

Detailed Description

Objective To compare the behavior of plantar pressure peak distribution, before and after training using a brace for gait rehabilitation.

Method The brace was developed with the aim of promoting better biomechanical alignment, as well as providing proprioceptive information in order to stimulate action in the knee's flexor muscle groups, thus facilitating the activation pattern contrary to what occurs during genu recurvatum. We conducted a quasi-experimental "before and after" study with twelve hemiparetic adult patients who had genu recurvatum in the gait. The plantar pressure peaks were compared at the various moments of the study.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study Start: 2012-03
• Primary Completion: 2012-04
• Study Completion: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2014-03-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• the presence of hemiparesis after the stroke, with an evolution time of between 6 and 24 months, the ability to walk without using assistive aids, and the presence of genu recurvatum during the mid-stance in the gait.

Exclusion Criteria

• conditions that would preclude evaluation and training with the brace; for example, the presence of contractures or fixed deformities in the lower limbs, and moderate to severe impairments related to cognition, perception, attention, or language

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Bracing	Bracing	Bracing: the patients began four weeks of training the gait with the brace, under the guidance and observation of the physiotherapist belonging to the group of authors of this study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
distribution of plantar pressures during walking	4 weeks	To evaluate the distribution of plantar pressures during walking, for individuals with hemiparesis, before and after training with a brace for gait retraining and control of genu recurvatum.; To observe the gait evolution of 12 patientes after the trainnig with a orthotic device.