The Effects of Functional Action-Observation Training on Gait Ability in Patients With Chronic Stroke

Inje University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: General action observation training; Other: Functional action observation training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03184675

InjeU 2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aimed to examine the effects of functional action observation training on gait ability in chronic stroke patients.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. diagnosis with stroke through computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, more than six months ago.
2. determination not to have cognitive disability, based on the score(>24 point) of mini mental state examination-Korea version.
3. determination not to have visual abnormalities including the unilateral neglect through the motor-free visual perception test(MVPT)
4. ability to independently gait longer than 10m in the room and to keep standing up without help.

Exclusion criteria

1. surgery in the last three months
2. participating any other research

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Functional action observation training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Functional action observation training

General action observation training group

Other group

Treatment:

Other: General action observation training