Gait Analysis of Hemiparetics Adults Patients With Quadripod Cane and Rolling Cane

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Gait Analysis of Hemiparetics Adults Patients With Quadripod Cane and Rolling Cane

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05163444
• Other study ID #: Liege Hospital Ethic Comittee
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 26, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: University of Liege
• Contact: Berengere Maillard
• Phone: +32 4 366 82 41
• Email: bmaillard[@]chuliege.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

After stroke, a lot of patients present an hemiparesis and gait disorders. They need walking aids like quadripod cane or rolling cane.

The quadripod cane confers a great stability but implies a walk in 3 times, thus consume more energy. The pause time necessary for the displacement (uplift) of the cane disappear with the Wheeleo.

The investigators will study many spatio-temporal parameters to determine which one allows to decrease the walking speed.

Description:

Hemiparesis affects 65% of stroke patients and cause gait disorders. During rehabilitation, patients often need technical aids to the the return to walk.

For example, they can use the quadripod cane and the rolling cane, called Wheeleo. Regarding the first one, as its name indicate, there are 4 feet while the other model has 4 wheels.

Deltombe and al. proved that the walking speed is higher with a rolling cane. The investigators will recruited stroke patients and study many spatio-temporal parameters with a gait analysis system, when participants are walking with the two walking aids.

Participants will achieve 6 minutes walking test and a 10 meters walking test, with a wearable inertial systems on their shoes.

The investigators wish to reveal which spatio-temporal parameters most influence walking speed.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age > 18 years

• Hemiparesis following a stroke

• Be able to walk with a quadripod cane independently

• Be able to walk with the rolling cane independently

• Be able to follow instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

• cognitive impairment

• acute orthopedic impairment

• other pathologies affecting walking (Parkinson's disease, severe polyneuropathy,...)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Gait Disorders, Neurologic
• Hemiplegic Gait
• Stroke

Intervention

Device:
• Gait analysis with rolling cane
6 minutes walking test 10 meters walking test Before this experimentation, we will fix wearables sensors on the shoes.
• Gait analysis with quadripod cane
6 minutes walking test 10 meters walking test Before this experimentation, we will fix wearables sensors on the shoes.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	CHUOA	Esneux	Liege
Belgium	CNRF	Tinlot	Liege

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Liege

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	10 meters walking test at fast speed	Calculate the walking speed	2 days
Secondary	6 minutes walking test at spontaneous speed	Spatio-temporals factors analysis (symmetry, time of unipodal/bipodal stance station,...)	2 days