The effect of rectus femoris transfer on stroke survivors walking with a stiff knee gait.
Completed
- Conditions
- 'Stroke' en 'hemiplegia'1000796310041297
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41870
- Lead Sponsor
- Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- 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
- More than 6 months after stroke
- Patient walks independently (FAC >=3)
- Patient knows time, place and person. Patient could understand motor-,cognitive and communicative instructions.
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 <p>Primary study outcome is knee flexion in swing phase</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secundary study outcomes are hip , knee ankle kinematics. EMG actvity of<br /><br>muscles of the under extremity, BORG- and VAS questionnaires on tonus,<br /><br>Duncan-Ely test for m. rectus femoris, six minutes walking test,<br /><br>pulmonary-function test, Timed Up and Go (TUG), L-test, Timed Up Stairs test,<br /><br>Motricity Index, Rivermead Mobility Index en the Stroke Impact scale (SIS).</p><br>