Effect of functional electrical stimulation of the ankle dorsiflexor muscles on the recovery of walking ability in patients with sub/postacute stroke.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- stroke gait functional electrical stimulation
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON22640
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus medical center Rotterdam
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with a first stroke;
2. Subacute phase after stroke (between 4 weeks and 6 months after onset);
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cardiac or pulmonary disease that creates a contraindication for physical training;
2. On-demand pacemaker, defibrillator or any electrical or metal implant that could be influenced by the electrostimulation;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. 10m Walk Test (10MLT);<br /><br>2. 6 minutes walk test (6MWT).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Berg Balance Scale (BBS);<br /><br>2. Motricity Index of the lower extremities (MI);<br /><br>3. Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS);<br /><br>4. Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC);<br /><br>5. Ankle movement; the maximum dorsiflexion of the ankle.