Gait Parameters Analysis in Post-stroke Patients and in Elderly Fallers

Completed

• Conditions: Thalamic Pain Syndrome; Fallers; Healthy
• Interventions: Other: Gait analysis

• Registration Number: NCT01443052
• Lead Sponsor: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Brief Summary

A large proportion of falls in older people occurs when walking. Most studies have recently demonstrated correlation between the variations in spatiotemporal gait parameters and fall risk in elderly and in several diseases. The investigators objective is to analyse this parameters in population with gait stability disorders (post-stroke patients and fallers) to identify the most valuable and to develop/test a conglomerate stability score.

Detailed Description

Temporal-spatial gait parameters will be recorded in subjects aged 65-80 years : 30 healthy people, 30 patients at least one year post-stroke, and 30 fallers while walking on an electronic walkway GAITRite® at self-selected speed.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-11
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2011-09-29
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-14
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
post-stroke patients	Gait analysis	Stroke patients who had only one cerebrovascular accident, at least one year before inclusion and Able to walk without using assisting devices or ambulatory aids
healthy subjects	Gait analysis	Aged 65 to 80 years
fallers	Gait analysis	Reported 2 or more falls within 6 months prior to the beginning of the study and Able to walk without using assisting devices or ambulatory aids

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
GAIT parameters	at inclusion	Spatiotemporal gait parameters registered by a GAITRite walkway system, including mean and coefficient of variation for step and cycle length and time, base of support, speed, cadence, single and double support phase, stance and swing phase.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg Balance Scale	at inclusion	For post-stroke patients
Rivermead Motricity Index	at inclusion	For post-stroke patients
Functional Ambulation Performance Score	at inclusion	a score which represents a quantification of patients' gait based on a selection of spatiotemporal parameters obtained at a self-selected speed.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

PRM Department - Lariboisiere Hospital; 🇫🇷 Paris, France