Strengthening exercises to improve walking disability in acute stroke patients.

niversidade Federal de Minas Gerais0 sites40 target enrollmentSeptember 16, 2009

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 16, 2009

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversidade Federal de Minas Gerais

•Stroke patients will be eligible if they had clinical diagnosis of a first stroke resulting walking deficit; they are living at home for less than 6 months having been discharged from hospital post stroke; they are older than 20 years of age; they are diagnosed clinically with hemiparesis or hemiplegia; they can walk 10 metres independently using aids or orthoses, with or without supervision, their walking velocity is within 0\.4 to 0\.8 m/s (limited community)

•They will be excluded if they have severe cognitive deficits assessed by the Mini\-Mental State Exam and/or language problems (comprehensive aphasia), evaluated by simple motor commands, which could prevent them from following instructions during measurement and/or intervention; they have adverse health conditions, which could affect balance and mobility, such as vestibular disturbances, severe arthritis or other neurological disorders.