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Feasibility of inertial sensor-based real-time gait feedback therapy in individuals after stroke, with spinal cord injury and age-related gait disorders

Not Applicable
Conditions
sensorimotor incomplete spinal cord injurystrokeunphysiological gait pattern due to old age (geriatric patients)
I69.4
Sequelae of stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Registration Number
DRKS00011853
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Paraplegiologie - Experimentelle Neurorehabilitation
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
41
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with spinal cord injury:
age = 18 years;
motor incomplete (ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) C, D);
time after injury > 6 weeks;
minimum walking ability: 20 min, WISCI II = 10;
leg braces: maximal ankle support;
6 Min-Test = 100 m.

Patients after stroke:
age = 18 years;
Mini-Mental-Status-Test (MMST) score = 18 ;
time after paralysis > 3 months;
minimum walking ability: 20 min;
leg braces: maximal ankle support;
6 Min-Test = 100 m.

Geriatric patients:
age = 65 years;
minimum walking ability: 20 min.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with spinal cord injury and patients with stroke:
difference in leg length > 3 cm;
extreme spasticity, MAS (unilaterally) = 10;
epileptic seizures;
severe cognitive impairment.

Geriatric patients:
severe dementia;
persisting stroke symptoms;
insecure usage of walking aids (walker, walking stick).

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in mean training level (1 level = 1 SD of the physiological norm of the chosen training parameter) at initial gait analysis of visits 1 through 3.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Improvement in gait speed in the 10-Meter-Walk-Test on even ground without FB before and after the training phase of the study.
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