Gait support for acute and sub-acute patients who demonstrate foot drop following stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Stroke - Ischaemic; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000583842
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland Rural Stroke Outreach Service

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-05-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosed as stroke
Receiving physiotherapy rehabilitation
Are medically stable
Able to understand simple instructions
If walking, foot drop is evident during walking without adaptive AFO
Muscle weakness of the paretic ankle dorsiflexors and/or evertors
Have a minimum 4 sessions with NESS L300

Exclusion Criteria

Other neurological or musculoskeletal condition affecting lower limbs that would limit walking ability e.g. Parkinson’s Disease, severe osteoarthritis, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified