Pilot study to investigate the effectiveness of combining physiotherapy and electrical stimulation to improve mobility in recently discharged stroke patients

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral vascular accident/stroke; Circulatory System; Stroke

• Registration Number: ISRCTN91639560
• Lead Sponsor: Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants will be over 18 years
2. Participants will be medically fit enough to undertake physiotherapy (consultant and GP approval will be sought prior to starting the trial)
3. Current inpatient stay will be for rehabilitation following first stroke
4. During the inpatient period participants will have demonstrated they have sufficient motivation, memory and cognitive ability to participate in treatment within physiotherapy and practice outside of treatment sessions
5. Patients will be able to understand spoken instructions
6. Participants' goals must include improving gait
7. Suitable patients will be returning home after hospital discharge with a Rivermead Mobility Index of between 6 and 10
8. Participants will be able to attend the hospital for twice weekly physiotherapy i.e. will have suitable transport and live within 25 miles of the hospital

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to tolerate sensation of stimulation (assessed prior to acceptance onto the trial)
2. Poor skin condition making stimulation unsuitable
3. Previous neurological conditions likely to influence response to treatment
4. Orthopaedic/other health problems limiting ability to participate or use stimulation/physiotherapy
5. Score of 25 or under on Mini Mental Test
6. Pacemaker and other active implant users
7. Poorly controlled epileptics
8. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking speed over 10 m assessed at Week 1, Week 8 and Week 20. This has been shown to correlate well with more sophisticated measures of gait and is used routinely in the Salisbury Functional Electrical Stimulation Systems (FES) Clinic for comparison and audit purposes.