Hemiparetic Gait: A Comparison Between Overground And Treadmill

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hemiparetic gait; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000377033
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Hemiparesis resulting from a single ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke event; lesion time of more than 6 months; levels 1 and 2 on the modified Ashworth Scale for the paretic lower limb; Functional Ambulatory Category 3 -5; absence of clinical signs of cardiac alterations, arrhythmia or angina (New York Heart Association degree I); and little or no treadmill experience.

Exclusion Criteria

Inability to complete 15 minutes of treadmill walking due to phobia, for exceeding 75% of maximum cardiac frequency or for increasing 10mmHg in the sistolic arterial pressure of the beginning of the evaluation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified