Pushing Behaviors in Individuals Post-stroke
- Conditions
- Stroke
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 6
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
🇺🇸Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific🇺🇸Honolulu, Hawaii, United States