Sensory stimulation of the foot and ankle early post-stroke: a feasibility study

Keele University (UK)0 sites34 target enrollmentApril 5, 2016

Overview

2021 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34863297/ Description of PPI activities (added 06/12/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34290663/ (added 06/12/2021)

Registry

who.int

Start Date

April 5, 2016

End Date

March 31, 2018

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Keele University (UK)

•1\. Able to provide written informed consent
•2\. Adult stroke survivors (aged 18 years or older), male or female, with anterior or posterior circulation stroke, occurring 42\-112 days (6\-16 weeks) earlier
•3\. Ability to walk independently prior to stroke
•4\. Participants must also be able to follow simple commands and imitate actions, using the non\-paretic upper limb (the arm that has not been affected by the stroke)
•5\. Participants must be unable to step on and off a 7\.5 cm high block more than 12 times in 15 seconds with either their paretic (affected) or non\-paretic leg (Step test, Hill et al 1996\)

•1\. Pre\-existing conditions affecting sensation (feeling) of the foot and lower limb e.g. diabetic neuropathy, polyneuropathy (degeneration of the peripheral \[not in the brain and spinal cord] nerves), peripheral nerve lesion \[injury to a peripheral nerve], previous stroke affecting sensation of the lower limb
•2\. Fixed contracture of the tendoAchillis, assessed by being unable to achieve 90 degrees dorsiflexion at the ankle, either actively or passively with the knee extended
•3\. Pressure sores or ulcers on the foot or ankle (hemiparetic limb)
•4\. Deep vein thrombosis, because some of the MTS techniques would be contraindicated
•5\. Other conditions that affect the blood supply to/from the foot e.g. heart failure with peripheral oedema
•6\. Botulinum toxin injections to the lower limb in the previous six months
•7\. Pain sufficient to prevent delivery of treatments or outcomes
•8\. Known HIV, Hepatitis non\-A or related condition