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Timing of providing ankle-foot orthoses in stroke rehabilitation.

Completed
Conditions
stroke
ankle-foot orthoses
rehabilitation
walking impairments
mobility
ADL
falling
QoL. beroerte/CVA
enkel-voet orthesen
revalidatie
Registration Number
NL-OMON19992
Lead Sponsor
Roessingh Research & Development b.v. Enschede
Brief Summary

/A

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. Admission into the Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre, Enschede;

2. Single and first ever unilateral ischaemic or haemorrhagic hemiparetic stroke;

Exclusion Criteria

1. Medical history of previous stroke(s);

2. Complicating medical history such as cardiac, pulmonary, or orthopaedic disorders that could affect performance of the included measurements;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical tests:<br /><br>1. 10m walking test;<br /> <br>2. 6min walking test;<br /> <br>3. Functional Ambulation Categories;<br /> <br>4. Timed Up&Go test;<br /> <br>5. Stairstest;<br /> <br>6. Rivermead Mobility Index;<br /> <br>7. Berg Balance Scale;<br /> <br>8. Barthel Index;<br /> <br>9. Nottingham extended ADL index.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Gait analysis (ground reaction force, joint angles, temporal and spatial parameters, muscle activity lower limb muscles);<br /> <br>2. Clinical tests:<br /> <br>A. Motricity Index;<br /> <br>B. Modified Ashworth Scale;<br /> <br>C. Brunnstrom Fugl Meyer (leg portion);<br /> <br>D. Passive ankle angles.<br /> <br>3. Falling and QoL:<br /> <br>A. Falls Efficacy Scale;<br /> <br>B. Questionnaire (occurence of falls and all fall related events);<br /> <br>C. Stroke Impact Scale;<br /> <br>D. Subject opinion about AFO treatment (questionnaire).
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