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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000429055
ACTRN12610000429055
Completed
Not Applicable

Effect of treadmill inclination on angular alterations, amplitude of hip and knee movement, and stance time of the paretic lower limb in individuals with chronic hemiparesis resulting from a single ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke event

niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte0 sites18 target enrollmentMay 26, 2010

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Hemiparetic gait
Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Enrollment
18
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
May 26, 2010
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Hemiparesis resulting from a single ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke event, spasticity classified between levels 0 and 2 on the Modified Ashworth Scale of Muscle Spasticity for the lower limb affected; ambulatory capacity classified between levels 3 and 5 on the Functional Ambulatory Classification \- FAC; minimum sequela time of 6 months; absence of clinical signs of cardiac alterations, arrhythmia or angina (New York Heart Association, degree I); absence of other orthopedic or neurological impairment that caused gait alterations; not using orthesis on the paretic lower limb; and capacity to obey simple verbal commands.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Individuals whose systolic blood pressure rose 10mmHg during the treadmill test or whose heart rate exceeded 75% of age\-adjusted maximum heart rate and those who were phobic.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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