Orthoses for people with stroke (AFOOT)

Completed

Conditions: Stroke
Circulatory System

Registration Number: ISRCTN98287938

Lead Sponsor: niversity of Manchester

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 166

Inclusion Criteria

1. Have a diagnosis of stroke
2. Be living at home or residential care (or in hospital with discharge plans confirmed)
3. Satisfy the referral criteria to their local Orthotics Service
4. Have impaired dorsiflexion – which limits heel strike (the heel hits the ground first when taking a step forwards)
5. Have no contractures at the ankle (sufficient range of movement at the affected ankle for the heel to be in contact with the floor while standing)
6. Be able to walk 5m (approx across a typical living room), without the assistance of another person but maybe with the assistance of a walking aid
7. Be able to consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any co-morbities of sufficient severity to limit mobility
2. Any condition which precludes them from wearing an AFO (e.g., severely oedematous ankles/feet; severe skin conditions/abrasions; inability to wear footwear)

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire<br><br>Measured at week 6 and 12.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Walking speed and gait analysis, measured by the GAITRite automated walkway & manual counts of speed and step count over 5m (measured at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks)<br>2. Modified Functional Walking Categories (MFWC) (measured at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks)<br>3. Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I) (measured at baseline, 6 weeks and 12 weeks)