Pushing Behaviors in Individuals Post-stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Other: Sitting in wheel chair; Other: Gait training on treadmill; Other: Gait training overground

• Registration Number: NCT02190734
• Lead Sponsor: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

Brief Summary

Some individuals demonstrate pushing behaviors after having a stroke. The purpose of this study is to see if there are immediate changes in pushing behaviors in individuals who have had a stroke before and after sitting in a wheelchair, walking on the treadmill, and walking overground.

The investigators do not think there will be a change with sitting in the wheelchair, but the investigators think there may be an improvement in pushing behaviors after walking training.

Detailed Description

The study population of interest is primarily individuals in inpatient rehabilitation.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-05-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-07-11
• Study First Posted: 2014-07-15
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Status Verified: 2019-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-04-18
• Last Update Posted: 2019-04-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

• score >0 in each subsection of the Scale for Contraversive Pushing
• admitted to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago inpatient rehabilitation setting
• stroke within previous 180 days
• consent to participate in the study
• ambulating greater than 150' at a time prior to stroke

Exclusion Criteria

• other neurologic diagnoses
• weight bearing precautions, orthopedic injuries, or other medical co-morbidities that prevent adherence to the study protocol

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
wheelchair, walking on treadmill, walking overground	Sitting in wheel chair	Sitting in wheel chair Gait training on treadmill Gait training overground
wheelchair, walking on treadmill, walking overground	Gait training on treadmill	Sitting in wheel chair Gait training on treadmill Gait training overground
wheelchair, walking on treadmill, walking overground	Gait training overground	Sitting in wheel chair Gait training on treadmill Gait training overground

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Burke Lateropulsion Scale	Before and after each of 3 treatment sessions (3 separate days) over a maximum of a 10 day period	Clinical measure of pushing behaviors in supine, sitting, standing, walking, and transfers will be performed before and after each 30 minute training session.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; 🇺🇸 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific; 🇺🇸 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States