Treadmill With Biofeedback on Gait Symmetry After Stroke

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stroke Syndrome

Treatments: Other: Treadmill training; Other: Treadmill with auditory and visual feedback; Other: Treadmill with auditory feedback; Other: Treadmill with visual feedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04441541

YM109073F

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to investigate the immediate, accumulated, and maintainable effects of treadmill with biofeedback on gait symmetry in individuals with chronic stroke.

Enrollment: 48 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Single stroke experience
• Chronic stroke phase: stroke duration ≥ 6 months
• Independent gait: Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) ≥ 3

Exclusion criteria

• Cognitive problem (MMSE < 24)
• Visual or audio deficiency that might affect training
• Severe heart insufficiency or uncontrolled arterial hypertension
• Orthopedic disorders that affecting their gait

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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48 participants in 4 patient groups

Treadmill with auditory feedback group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Treadmill with auditory feedback

Treadmill with visual feedback group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Treadmill with visual feedback

Treadmill with auditory and visual feedback group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Treadmill with auditory and visual feedback

Treadmill training group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Treadmill training