Development of a Prognostic Prediction System for Walking Independence in Patients with Subacute Stroke
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000050626
- Lead Sponsor
- Fujioka General Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
(1) Patients who had difficulty in walking alone before the stroke. (2) Those who have difficulty in understanding instructions. (3) Patients for whom the physician or physiotherapist judged that it is dangerous to evaluate at the time of admission to the unit. (4) Patients who were able to walk outdoors independently within one week of admission to the convalescent unit.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method During hospitalization, patients will be assessed for ambulation independence every 2 weeks from onset using the Functional Ambulation Categories. For patients who are not able to walk outdoors independently at discharge, FAC will be assessed every 4 weeks from onset after discharge. The study period will be up to 24 weeks after onset. Once the patient is ambulatory, the gait independence survey will be terminated.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method