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Treadmill Training With Functional Electric Stimulation After Stroke

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Stroke
Registration Number
NCT02812472
Lead Sponsor
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the treadmill training with functional electric stimulation on sensorimotor cortical reorganization and functional improvement in subjects with chronic stroke.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria
  • diagnosis of unilateral hemiparesis secondary to cerebrovascular accident with post-onset duration of more than 6 months
  • ability to walk independently for at least 6 meters with or without use of walking aids
  • ability to follow simple verbal commands or instructions
Exclusion Criteria
  • unstable medical conditions
  • history of other diseases known to interfere with participation in the study
  • past history of a seizure
  • history of skin allergy to electrode
  • use of a cardiac pacemaker

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
N1 latency of somatosensory evoked potentialChange from baseline at 4 weeks
N1P1 amplitude of somatosensory evoked potentialChange from baseline at 4 weeks
motor threshold of motor evoked potentialChange from baseline at 4 weeks
map size of motor evoked potentialChange from baseline at 4 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Modified-Emory Functional Ambulation ProfileChange from baseline at 4 weeks

Measures a patient's ability to walk through 5 commonly experienced types of terrain.

Fugl-Meyer AssessmentChange from baseline at 4 weeks
Motricity IndexChange from baseline at 4 weeks
Berg Balance ScaleChange from baseline at 4 weeks
walking speedChange from baseline at 4 weeks

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