Improving gait stability; the effect of step length and step frequency manipulations on the margins of stability in stroke patients.;Amendement on: Evaluating the risk of falling during gait: Which strategies do stroke-patients and transtibial amputees use to maintain dynamic stability and gait adaptability?

• Conditions: CVA; Stroke; 10007963

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39137
• Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Able to walk independently in daily life without help of any walking assistive device (Stroke patients: minimal FAC 4; Amputees: minimal SIGAM D)

Exclusion Criteria

- cognitive or communicative disorders that can affect the protocol (Mini Mental State Examination >= 24),
- visual impairments that can affect the protocol
- attention impairments that can affect the protocol
- severe cardiovascular diseases that contra indicate moderately intense exercise
- other co-morbidities that could affect balance control or energy expenditure during walking
- medication that could interfere with balance control or energy expenditure during walking.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Walking speed<br /><br>- Step length<br /><br>- Step frequency<br /><br>- Step width<br /><br><br /><br>AMENDEMENT - additional outcome measure:<br /><br><br /><br>- Sideward and backward margins of stability</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>N.A.</p><br>