The Effect of Treadmill Therapy With Body Weight Support on Walking and Transfer in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ambulatory Deficits After Stroke

Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital1 site in 1 country60 target enrollmentNovember 2004

ConditionsCerebral Stroke Hemiplegia Moderate to Severe Functional Impairments

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Cerebral Stroke
Sponsor: Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
Enrollment: 60
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Functional Ambulation Categories. Ten meter walking test. Six minutes walking test. Functional Independence Measure (task 9 shorter transfer and task 13 stairs).
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 16 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

Introduction.

There is a demand for evidence whether treadmill therapy is more efficient than traditional walking training as an intervention for patients with hemiplegia after cerebral stroke.

Design.

A randomized controlled trial.

Material.

Stroke patients with moderate to severe functional deficits referred to inpatient medical rehabilitation.

Method.

Comparing a treatment group receiving treadmill training with body weight support with a treatment group receiving conventional walking training.

Study aim:

Investigate whether treadmill therapy is more effective than traditional functional training in restoring walking and transfer in patients with moderate to severe ambulatory deficits after stroke.

Detailed Description

See "Brief Summary".

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 2004

End Date

May 2009

Last Updated

16 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Cerebral stoke
•Hemiplegia
•Primary rehabilitation
•Medical stable
•Wheelchair user
•Dependent of assistance for walking
•Dependent of maximum one person for transfer
•No physical impairments that could prevent walking ability from being restored
•Able to participate in the training modalities

Exclusion Criteria

•Medical unstable
•Orthopaedic or other impairments preventing relearning walking
•Cognitive impairments that prevents understanding the study information
•Cognitive or psychological impairments that prevents study collaboration

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Functional Ambulation Categories. Ten meter walking test. Six minutes walking test. Functional Independence Measure (task 9 shorter transfer and task 13 stairs).

Time Frame: 0, 5 weeks and 10 weeks.

Secondary Outcomes

EU-Walking Index. Time of "Shorter transfer". Time of "Climbing stairs". Performance of climbing stairs. Heart rate registration. * Temporospatial 3D gait data (a sub group analysis). ** Semistructured interview.(0, 5 and 10 weeks, * 0 and 10 weeks, **10 weeks.)