Effect of Underwater Treadmill Gait Training with Water-Jet Resistance on Balance and Gait ability in Patients with Chronic Stroke
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0003576
- Lead Sponsor
- Gachon University
- Brief Summary
The water-jet resistance group and ankle weights group showed significant improvement in static balance(P<0.00 vs. P=0.01), dynamic balance(P<0.00 vs. P=0.57), gait velocity(P<0.00 vs. P=0.037), cadence(P<0.00 vs. P=0.001), step length(P<0.00 vs. P=0.003), stride length(P<0.00 vs. P=0.023), and swing phase(P<0.00 vs. P<0.00). However, the static and dynamic balance ability score(P<0.00), gait velocity(P<0.00), cadence(P<0.00), step length(P<0.00), stride length(P<0.00), and swing phase(P=0.023) in the group that received underwater treadmill gait training with water-jet resistance improved more than in the group that received underwater treadmill gait training with ankle weights.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 22
Participants were enrolled in this study if 6 months or more had passed since onset of a unilateral hemispheric first stroke; the ability to walk at least 10 m was required (regardless of need for assistance), the required mini-mental state examination (MMSE) score was at least 24 points, and All patients were diagnosed with a chronic stroke as defined by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging.
hemiparetic patients with a cognitive, visual, or cardiorespiratory disorder (including cardiac pacemaker placement, heart failure, and arrhythmia), orthopedic intervention, hydrophobia, skin disease and undergoing botulinum toxin injections within the prior year were excluded. Also, Patients with a pulse rate =100 beats per minute(bpm), a systolic blood pressure = 180 mmHg, and a diastolic blood pressure = 100 mmHg were excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcomes were the Static and dynamic balance abilities by measured with the Balance System SD (Biodex Medical Systems, Inc., Shirley, NY, USA)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary outcomes were the changes in gait abilities. The GAITRite system(CIR Systems, Inc., PA, USA) was used to assess gait velocity, cadence, step length, stride length, and swing phase