Gait training in patients at an early stage post-stroke – a randomised pilot study

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• Conditions: stroke; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; gait limitations; Stroke - Ischaemic

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001469101
• Lead Sponsor: St. Quenn Jadwigas Regional clinical Hospital nr. 2 in Rzeszow, Poland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 28 October 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

ischemic stroke, time from stroke onset up to three months, ability to stand and walk independently with a speed up to 0.2 m/s, motor control of the affected lower limb not higher that Brunnstrom stage 3, consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

second or another stroke, reported incident of severe heart failure and uncontrolled arterial hypertension, cognitive disorders impairing the understanding of and ability to follow instructions, visual field disturbances caused by a stroke or other visual disturbances impairing normal vision, orthopaedic disorders significantly affecting the subjects’ gait, and untreated deep vein thrombosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The basic outcome measure will be the difference in the walking speed between the intervention group and the controls, assessed with 10-metre walk test performed with normal speed. [Baseline, before program and after 3 weeks treatment with THERA-Trainer E-GO];Gait independence will be assessed according to Functional Ambulation Category (FAC). [Baseline, before program and after 3 weeks treatment with THERA-Trainer E-GO]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Trunk control will be assessed with Trunk Control Test (TCT).[Baseline, before program and after 3 weeks treatment with THERA-Trainer E-GO];Independence in activities of daily living was assessed using Barthel index. [Baseline, before program and after 3 weeks treatment with THERA-Trainer E-GO]