okomat gait training with sensory feedback - effects of virtual reality-enriched Lokomat training on walking related outcomes and motivation in subjects with subacute stroke

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• Conditions: I69.3; R26; R27; Sequelae of cerebral infarction; Abnormalities of gait and mobility; Other lack of coordination

• Registration Number: DRKS00003207
• Lead Sponsor: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2011-10-14
• Study Start: 2011-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Hemiparesis after stroke according to WHO definitions, occurred 3 weeks to 6 month prior to the study
-Moderate to severe motor impairment of the leg (walking ability score 2 or less on the FAC score)
-Cognitive ability to understand and follow simple verbal instructions
-Spatial orientation

Exclusion Criteria

-For the Lokomat: bodyweight > 130kg, body height > 200cm, leg length difference > 2cm
-Excessive osteoporosis, instable fracture in lower extremity, restricted range of motion, decubitus ulcer of lower extremity.
-Excessive spasticity, excessive contractures
-Acute disease of the cardiovascular or respiratory system (heart attack < 4 weeks, pneumonia, bronchial asthma, cardiac insufficiency according to NYHA 3, cardiac pacemaker, etc.)
-Serious cognitive deficits and aphasia
-pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-, post- and follow-up-visit (2 weeks after end of intervention).<br>Primary outcome measures:<br>-10 m walking test<br>-Walking ability as measured with the Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pre-, post- and follow-up-visit (2 weeks after end of intervention).<br>Secondary outcome measures:<br>-Paradigma with dual task (10 m walking and solving easy arithmetic problems)<br>-6 min walking test<br>-Muscle strength using the Medical Research Council scale (MRC)<br>-Standardized Analysis of Visual-spatial Perception (VS)<br>-Block design test (visual-spatial perception)<br>-Spasticity using the Modified Ashworthscale (lower extremity)