A feasibility study exploring a community walking programme using a metronome sound beat to improve stepping and daily activity following a stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN10874601
• Lead Sponsor: orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32467770/ protocol (added 01/06/2020) 2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36371213/ (added 14/11/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-03-12
• Study Completion: 2020-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 28 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults (= 18 years)
2. Diagnosed with any stroke subtype
3. Within 24 months of stroke onset
4. Able to mobilise independently >10 metres with/without stick indoors but presenting with a gait-related mobility impairment (e.g. gait asymmetry, reduced walking speed, reduced balance, reduced walking confidence based on clinical observation or patient subjective feedback) that would potentially benefit from this intervention
5. Community dwelling
6. Living within the community services catchment area of a participating study centre
7. Able to provide informed consent to participate in the study
8. Able to follow study treatment (i.e. does not have significant cognitive impairment or communication difficulties)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Currently undertaking active physiotherapy
2. Unable to follow programme due to significant cognitive impairment or communication difficulties
Marked expressive/receptive dysphasia
3. Diagnosis likely to interfere with adherence to treatment or predispose to falls e.g. uncorrected hearing problems, registered blind, severe visual/inattention problems as a result of stroke, upper limb impairment restricting use of cueing device and able to mobilise 10 metres but extremely slow gait speed limited intervention adherence
4. Other neurological or orthopaedic conditions affecting gait (e.g. Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and back pain) and cardiopulmonary conditions limiting walking ability (e.g. chronic obstructive disorders, angina pectoris) and palliative treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified