Observation of the Gait Cycle in Patients With Hemiplegia in Order to Improve the Triggering of Functional Electrical Stimulation (MASEA)

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Gait analysis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01257646

2010-A00534-35 (Other Identifier)

LOCAL/2009/JF-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this study is the estimation and comparison of the dephasing between the switch heel and the inertial placed on the paretic foot compared to the events of the gait cycle determined by a Gaitrite system (beginning and end of the swing phase) in conditions without stimulation.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patient has had a first ischemic or hemorragic stroke (supratentorial) within the last 6 months for the "recent stroke" group, or more than a year ago for the "old stroke" group
• the patient can walk 10 m without human help, with or without a cane, and a deficit of the foot levator requiring the use of technical assistance to remedy this or involving walking problems
• electrostimulated contraction of the anterior tibialis is possible
• patient has been informed and has signed the consent form

Exclusion criteria

• cognitive disorder making participation in the study difficult
• fixed plantar flexion, knee extended below 0°
• patient refuses to sign consent
• patient is not covered by a social security system
• patient is under any kind of guardianship

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Recent stroke group

Experimental group

Description:

These patients have hemiplegia following a stroke within the last 6 months

Treatment:

Other: Gait analysis

Old stroke group

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patients have hemiplegia following a stroke that took place at least a year ago

Treatment:

Other: Gait analysis