Effects of dorsiflexor functional electrical stimulation compared to an ankle/foot orthosis on stroke-related genu recurvatum gait
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0005041
- Lead Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria were 1) Mini Mental State Examination-Korea version score =24 points; 2) ability to walk independently for =10 m; 3) Modified Ashworth Scale scores of 0–2; 4) neurological injury creating a requirement for a AFO; 5) excessive plantar ?exion during the stance phase associated with genu recurvatum; and 6) a diagnosis of hemiplegia caused by a stroke at least 6 months prior.
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria were 1) severe ankle joint contracture (>5° of ankle plantar flexion) and/or 2) a neurological or orthopedic disease causing other motor disabilities.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The outcome measures used to evaluate the effectiveness of AFO and FES were the knee flexion angle, the ankle DF angle in the sagittal plane during gait in the paretic leg
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The outcome measures used to evaluate the effectiveness of AFO and FES were spatiotemporal parameters (gait speed, and step and stride lengths).