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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12607000412437
ACTRN12607000412437
Completed
Not Applicable

In stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation does treadmill walking compared to usual physiotherapy gait retraining improve walking and cardiorespiratory fitness.

Princess Alexandra Hospital0 sites30 target enrollmentAugust 13, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
People with stroke
Sponsor
Princess Alexandra Hospital
Enrollment
30
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 13, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of stroke
  • Medically stable
  • Able to walk independently prior to stroke
  • Are referred for physiotherapy
  • Have gait deficits on initial assessment
  • Have sufficient cognition and communication to understand the purpose of the study and give informed consent or mini mental state exam \>22
  • Attain a score of at least 3 on Motor Assessment Scale, Walking
  • Able to walk on the treadmill with or without assistance of 1 person

Exclusion Criteria

  • Have any other neurological conditions that may influence their gait (eg. PD, MS)
  • Have major musculoskeletal disorders that may influence their gait (eg. amputation, fracture, THR)
  • Have any uncompensated sensory dysfunction that may affect their gait (e.g. blindness)
  • Have any cardiovascular problems that would limit their participation in physiotherapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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