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Filter by:Background: The majority of stroke survivors regain walking ability. However, the ability to adapt gait patterns to meet environmental demands remains impaired in a majority of people in the chronic phase after stroke. This impaired gait adaptability has a profound impact on activities of daily living and quality of life. Treatment targeting gait adaptability is therefore critical for safe and independent community ambulation in people with stroke. Augmented or virtual reality in rehabilitation programs can be used to train gait adaptability in a controlled situation. A few studies have evaluated gait adaptability training in people with stroke. Although results were promising, these studies did not include an adaptability-related outcome measure, or were limited to uncontrolled or small-scaled pilot studies. Moreover, it is unknown if beneficial training effects can be fostered for 1 year after completion of a training program. We evaluate the short-term effects of a 5-week gait adaptability training in an adequately powered, waiting-list controlled clinical trial [ref naar clin trial nummer]. In the current study, we focus on the retention of potentially beneficial effects of this 5 week gait adaptability training program. We will evaluate if short-term effects of gait adaptability training can be retained through single training sessions to boost performance, or by an home exercise program. We hypothesize that booster sessions and home-based exercise will both yield better retention of training effects at 1 year follow-up as compared to the control arm without an experimental intervention. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to test the hypothesis that retention of training-induced gains in gait adaptability can be fostered by providing booster sessions or by prescribing home-based training. Study design: Explorative randomized study, comparing the effect of 3 1-hr booster training sessions against home-based exercise against no intervention on gait adaptability performance 1 year after completion of a 5-week gait adaptability training program. Study population: Stroke patients in the chronic phase after stroke, who completed the 5-week gait adaptability training using the C-Mill and agreed to continue in this follow-up study. We expect this to be 50-75 participants.
As part of the rehabilitation techniques, robotic equipment has been introduced for the rehabilitation of the upper extremity with promising results. In this context, the ALBA® devise for the training of the upper extremity is used in this project. This randomized controlled trial will compare a control group (n=16) with an experimental group (n=16) of adults with hemiparesis secondary to an acquired brain lesion. A convenience sample of inpatient will be selected from Los Coihues clinic after concealing the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All participants will perform 45 minutes of training, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks, 20 sessions total. The control group will receive 100% conventional treatment while the experimental group will receive 20 minutes of conventional treatment associated with 25 minutes of ALBA® training. Assessments will be taken before training (t1), at 4 weeks (t2), and at 3 months (t3).
The aim of this methodological study is to adapt the Fugl-Meyer assessment to Turkish culture and to test its validity and reliability in acute phase stroke patients.
This study was designed to conduct Turkish validity and reliability study of Testing Emotionalism After Recent Stroke - Questionnaire (TEARS-Q) in order to use it for Turkish people with stroke.
The present study is an investigator-initiated, single-center, retrospective study based on data from the London Ontario Stroke Registry (LOSR), aiming to compare the characteristics and outcomes of ECG-detected and Device-Detected atrial fibrillation in patients with ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack.
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of introducing a new enteral tube feed on health and feeding related quality of life. Secondary aims are to assess ease of use, liking, compliance, gastrointestinal tolerance, nutrient intake, anthropometric changes and safety.
The aim of the study is to evaluate whether a non-invasive brain stimulation technique (Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation) can influence the secondary neurodegeneration observed after a stroke (assessed based on serum concentration of neurofilaments) and can improve the functional outcome.
The goal of this to investigate the feasibility and safety of in-bed self-exercises based on EMG-sensor feedback in subacute stroke patients. The main question is feasibility and safety. It aims to answer are: [Pittsburgh Rehabilitation Participation Scale] [The number and percentage of participating sessions] [The number and percentage of completed sessions] [The number and percentage of successful sessions] [The mean amplitude of muscle contractions in a session] [The duration and percentage of participating sessions during self-exercise] [Rivermead motor assessment] [Manual muscle test] [brunnstrom stages of motor recovery] [Fugl Meyer assessment of lower extremity] [Berg balance scale] [Functional ambulation category] [modified Rankin scale] [modified Barthel index] [Short-form Health Survery 36 version 2]
This pragmatic clinical trial embedded in an accountable care organization will determine the comparative effectiveness of two approaches for assigning care coordinators to older adults at risk for cardiovascular outcomes. The hypothesis is that assigning care coordinators to older adults based on perceived need will be more effective at preventing emergency department visits and hospitalizations compared to usual care.
A randomized controlled study was conducted to explore the efficacy of early transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to promote wakefulness in patients with disorder of consciousness (DOC). In order to improve the prognosis of DOC patients with nontraumatic brain injury, we compared the effects of tDCS and rTMS on clinical behavior and neurophysiological performance, and selected a wake-up technique that could improve the prognosis of DOC patients with nontraumatic brain injury as early as possible, so as to reduce the pain of patients and their loved ones, and to reduce the economic burden of society and families.