Fast Muscle Activation and Stepping Training (FAST) Post-stroke — FAST  

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: Effectiveness of Fast Muscle Activation and Stepping Training (FAST) on Balance and Mobility Post-stroke

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether FAST (Fast muscle Activation and Stepping Training) exercises will improve walking balance in individuals after stroke to a greater extent than usual care.

Hypothesis: The primary hypothesis is that improvements in walking balance will be larger following 12 sessions of FAST exercise retraining compared to usual care in persons in the sub-acute phase after stroke.

Clinical Trial Description

It is estimated that 75-80% of individuals who have had a stroke will survive the acute event and be left with residual disability. Regaining independence in standing and walking is of utmost importance for patients recovering from stroke. Walking balance requires muscles in the legs and trunk to contract quickly if people lose their balance. Physical therapy plays a key role in the rehabilitation of walking balance in individuals after stroke. Given that maintaining one's balance requires fast muscle activity, rehabilitation post-stroke should focus on speed of movement. Thus we are proposing to compare a program that emphasizes speed of movement, Fast muscle Activation and Stepping Training versus an active control (usual care). ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hemiparesis
• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT01573585
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of British Columbia
• Contact: S. Jayne Garland, PT PhD
• Phone: 604-827-5372
• Email: jayne.garland@ubc.ca
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 2012
• Completion date: June 2017