Weight-bearing Training in Stroke Patients.

Khon Kaen University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: WB Training without external feedback; Other: WB Training with external feedback

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04192240

MSD60I0015

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Are there differences in weight-bearing (WB) and WB symmetry immediately following STS and stepping training with or without using external feedback in ambulatory patients with stroke?

2. Are there differences in mobility immediately following STS and stepping training with or without using external feedback in ambulatory patients with stroke?

Full description

Subjects are patients with stroke, the age of over 40 years to 74 years, both males and females who are able to walk independently at least 10 meters. Most of them will be recruited from a tertiary rehabilitation center and communities. Subjects have to participate in STS and stepping training with and without using the external feedback for 1 time/condition with a wash-out period for 2 weeks (crossover design). The outcomes will be measured in terms of WB ability during STS and stepping, walking speed, and balance ability.

The primary outcomes were WB ability on the affected limb and WB symmetry. Secondary outcomes were walking speed and balance ability.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 74 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Independent ambulatory patients with chronic stroke (post-stroke time more than 6 months)
• Age at least 40 years to 74 years
• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5- 29.9 kg/m^2
• Ability of independent walking over at least 10 meters with or without a walking device
• Ability to rise from a chair with or without using their arms
• Ability to follow a command used in the study

Exclusion criteria

any conditions that may affect ambulatory ability or ability to participate in the study, such as

• Auditory or visual deficits that are unable to be corrected by a hearing aid, glasses or contact lens
• Musculoskeletal pain with a pain scale more than 5 out of 10 on a visual analog scale (VAS)
• Deformity in the limbs or spine that affect ambulatory ability
• Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) more 2 score
• Unstable cardiovascular, orthopedics, musculoskeletal, or neurological disease other than stroke.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

WB Training with external feedback

Experimental group

Description:

WB during sit-to-stand with external feedback for 10 minute and then, WB during stepping training with external feedback for 10 minutes. After training, subjects will walk overground for 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: WB Training with external feedback

WB Training without external feedback

Active Comparator group

Description:

WB during sit-to-stand without external feedback for 10 minute and then, WB during stepping training without external feedback for 10 minutes. After training, subjects will walk overground for 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: WB Training without external feedback