Muscle Synergies After Stroke

Universiteit Antwerpen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03731299

TVC3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this systematic review was to determine the number of muscle synergies and the distribution of muscle weightings in stroke patients during gait.

Full description

The aim of this systematic review was to determine the number of muscle synergies and the distribution of muscle weightings in stroke patients during gait. Although literature has suggested that merging of synergies occurs after stroke and that a larger number of is associated with increased motor function if compared with healthy adults. IIt is still unknown if this hypothesis is also relevant when comparing different functional levels within a stroke population and what functional impact of altered synergies on walking behavior is.

Enrollment: 114 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria Stroke:

1. haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke diagnosis, confirmed on the basis of CT or MRI imaging;
2. no known history of previous stroke;
3. stroke onset within five months; 4 patients are between 18 and 85 years of age;

Exclusion Criteria Stroke:

1. A score of 20 or higher on the Trunk Impairment Scale which indicates normal truncal function;
2. A score lower than two on the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) as patients needed to be able to ambulate without physical support to ensure that gait analysis can be executed safely;
3. Not able to sit independently for 30 seconds on a stable surface;
4. They suffer from other neurological and orthopaedic disorders that could influence motor performance and balance;
5. not able to understand instructions.

Trial design

114 participants in 2 patient groups

Stroke

Description:

Individuals suffered from a haemorrhagic or ischaemic stroke. Diagnosis has to be confirmed on the basis of CT or MRI imaging.

Healthy adults

Description:

Healthy individuals without any neurological or orthopaedic disorder that could influence motor performance and balance