Aquatic Treadmill Therapy for Improving Gait, Balance, Fitness and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients (ATT)

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke; Hemiparesis

Treatments: Device: Aquatic treadmill training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00983827

28376

ATT-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to determine if Aquatic Treadmill Therapy is effective for improving economy of gait, gait speed, balance, and cardiovascular fitness in people with chronic stroke.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke with hemiparesis who have chronic deficits in gait, falls and/or poor fitness

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects with medical co-morbidities that may affect gait and endurance.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 1 patient group

Aquatic treadmill training

Experimental group

Description:

Aquatic treadmill training (ATT) is a pool-based treadmill training that combines the three concepts of unweighting the body, treadmill training, and the resistance effects of water into one modality.

Treatment:

Device: Aquatic treadmill training