The effects of body weight supported overground walking training on gait kinematic and kinetics in chronic hemiplegic patients: single center, single blind, randomized controlled parallel study
- Conditions
- Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- KCT0002046
- Lead Sponsor
- Chonnam National University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
inclusion criteria
- Adults (19 years and older)
- Post-stroke patients (At least 6 months after the initial stroke)
- Patients who are able to walk 10m independently without a walking assistance device
- Patients who voluntarily participated in the clinical trial
exclusion criteria
- Patients who showed a full recovery after a stroke
? Exclusion of patients at a full recovery state with a score of 0-1 according to the modified Rankin Scale (mRS)
- Patients with internal or musculoskeletal complications (Arthrogryposis, severe pain, etc.) that restrict participation in exercises
- Patients with bilateral hemiplegia due to either multiple stroke syndrome or recurrent strokes
- Patients with weight over 120kg
- Patients with visual impairment
- Patients with lower limb fracture experiences within the recent 2 months
- Patients with hip instability or history of hip dislocation
- Patients with ischial decubitus ulcers or lower limb ulcers
- Patients with lower limb amputations
- Patients with severe acute diseases (internal/external)
- Patients with neurodegenerative diseases that result in walking impairment, such as Parkinson’s disease
- Patients with severe depression
- Patients with severe aphasia or cognitive impairment who meet level-2 criteria (difficulty in following verbal instructions)
- Patients with implantable electronic medical devices, such as a pacemaker
- Patients who use electrical life support equipment, such as a cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) machine
- Patients who use wearable medical devices, such as a cardiac monitor
- High fever patients
- Pregnant patients (including lactating women and those with pregnancy plans)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 3D-gait analysis
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 10-meter walking test;Timed up and go test (TUG);TecnoBody;FAC (Functional Ambulatory Category)