The Effect of Morning-walk Assisted Gait Training in Ataxia Patients
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0003452
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Age=18 years,
- Ataxia of limb or trunk caused by brain lesion within the preceding year (stroke, either ischemic or hemorrhagic, or meningoencephalitis),
- Functional ambulatory Category (FAC) score =2,
- Ability to participate in Morning Walk®-assisted gait training,
- Previously an independent walker.
Exclusion Criteria
- Severe communication disorders due to cognitive impairment or aphasia,
- Severe lower extremity musculoskeletal disease,
- Psychological instability,
- Body weight >135 kg or height > 195cm,
- Physical status that could limit the physical therapy; severe deformity or contracture of limb; fracture, open wound, or pressure ulcer; severe osteoporosis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Ambulatory Category;Berg Balance Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Motricity Index-Lower;10-meter walk test;Modified Barthel Index;Rivermead Mobility Index