Walking Training With Partial Body Weight Support on Static and Dynamic Surfaces in Stroke Survivers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Procedure: Static surface; Procedure: Dynamic surface

• Registration Number: NCT02088255
• Lead Sponsor: Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is evaluate the effects of walking training with partial body weight support on static (floor) and dynamic (treadmill) surfaces in individuals with hemiparesis due to stroke. For this purpose, two training protocols will be employed in three experimental groups: G1 will do the walking training with partial body weight support on static surfaces and G2 will do the walking training with partial body weight support on dynamic surfaces

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-03
• Study First Submitted: 2014-03-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2014-03-14
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2016-03-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• One-sided hemiparesis, No heart disease (or medical clearance to participate in the study), No orthopedic impairments and / or neurological symptoms that may alter the the gait, no history of thrombophlebitis or deep vein thrombosis, Ability to understand and follow verbal commands, Can walk alone or with canes of approximately 10 m; Spasticity degree mild to moderate in the affected lower limb with levels of classification between 0 and 2 in the Ashworth spasticity scale modified

Exclusion Criteria

• Heart frequency increase more than 75% of the maximum or have any other general instability during training that may lead risk for the health during the training,

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Static surface	Static surface	The subjects will do the walking training with partial body weight support on static surface. The will be submitted to three weekly training sessions of approximately 45 minutes each , for six weeks , totaling 18 sessions
dynamic surface	Dynamic surface	The subjects will do the walking training with partial body weight support on dynamic surface. The will be submitted to three weekly training sessions of approximately 45 minutes each , for six weeks , totaling 18 sessions

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in the gait velocity	Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.	Speed at which subjects walked measured by the 10 meters test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Distribution of body weight	Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.	Body weight Distribution measured while subjects are in a static position on two force platforms.
Functional independence	Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.	a score was assigned for each everyday activity, according to the amount of assistance required to perform it. Measured by a clinical scale (Functional Independence Measure Scale.
Lower limb recovery	Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.	Measured by a clinical scale (Fulgy Meyer).
Endurance	Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.	Measured by the 6 minutes walking test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cruzeiro do Sul University; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil