Gait training of chronic stroke patients in the gait rehabilitation device LOPES

Completed

Conditions: cerebrovascular accident
stroke
10007963

Registration Number: NL-OMON35663

Lead Sponsor: Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Patienten:
- age > 18 years
- first unilateral stroke
- time since stroke > 6 months
- have received treatment at the Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre, but do not receive any outpatient or home therapy targeting the lower limbs anymore
- impaired knee flexion during swing phases (<30 degrees)
- have impairment of the lower extremity (Motricity Index lower extremity < 75)
- independent walkers (FAC 3-4 and higher)
- able to walk for 2 minutes without a break
- show a walking pattern characterized by a forward placement of the paretic foot which is larger than the forward placement of the non-paretic foot
- sufficient cognitive abilities (MMSE >= 22)
- sufficient communication abilities (UCO >= 3)
Controles:
- age > 18 years
- no physical conditions or medication that could affect walking

Exclusion Criteria

Patients:
- other physical conditions negatively influencing walking
- have multiple strokes
- no propriocepions in the affected leg
- no contractures limiting the range of motion
- bodyweight > 100 kg

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Main study parameters are 1) quality of walking, measured during gait analysis,<br /><br>and 2) ability of walking, measured during various clinical tests. Furthermore,<br /><br>a neurobiomechanical analysis is performed, to measure joint torque patterns,<br /><br>and the adaptation capability is measured by sensors in LOPES. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secundary study parameters are:<br /><br>- Neurobiomechanical analysis, to measure joint torque patterns.<br /><br>- Adaptation capability, measured by sensors in LOPES</p><br>