ANTERIOR OR POSTERIOR ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSES FOR ANKLE SPASTICITY: WHICH ONE IS BETTER?

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke with ankle spasticity; Anterior plastic AFO; Posterior Plastic AFO; Ankle spasticity; Dynamic surface EMG; Hemiplegic Stroke

• Registration Number: TCTR20150714001
• Lead Sponsor: the Medical Inventory and Technology Center, Chulalongkorn University.

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2010-01-29
• Study Start: 2015-07-14
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1) diagnosis of unilateral hemiplegia caused by either hemorrhagic or ischemic stroke; (2) ability to follow simple verbal commands or instructions; (3) Modified Ashworth scale (MAS) of ankle joints were ≤ 2; (4) Tardieu scale were ≥ 20 degrees; (5) never use AFO and (6) ability to ambulate independently.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) medical problems other than stroke that would interfere with their gait; (2) foot-related premorbid or comorbid orthopedic problems; or (3) refused to sign the informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
degree of spasticity 30 days surface EMG of medical gastrocnemius muscles

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
patients' satisfactory 30 days Satisfaction score