Stepping Training Using Feedback in Stroke

Cerebrovascular Accident Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Stepping Training With and Without the Use of Visually Weight-taking Machine (VWTM) on Walking and Balance Ability in Patients With Stroke

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02916797
• Other study ID #: PHD56I0044
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 10, 2016
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2017
• Source: Khon Kaen University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

• Are there differences in immediate effects of stepping training with and without the use of visually weight-taking machine (VWTM) on variables relating to well-controlled walking and walking symmetry in ambulatory patients with stroke?

• Are there differences of 4-week stepping training with and without the use of VWTM on variables relating to well-controlled walking and walking symmetry in ambulatory patients with stroke?

Description:

• To compare immediate effects of stepping training with or without the use of VWTM on variables relating to well-controlled walking and walking symmetry in ambulatory patients with stroke.

• To compare effects of 4-week stepping training with or without the use of VWTM on variables relating to well-controlled walking and walking symmetry in patients with stroke.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 36
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 45 Years to 74 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects are independent ambulatory patients with first stroke episode with the age at least 45-74 years old,

• subacute (post-stroke time < 6 months) or chronic (post-stroke time = 6 months) stroke

• Independent walking at least 10 meters with or without a walking device

• Able to follow verbal command used in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• The subjects who have other medical conditions that might affect participation in the study such as uncontrolled underlying diseases (i.e. hypertension, heart disease, thyroid, etc.), deformity in the lower extremities, pain more than 5 out of 10 on a visual analog scale, legally blind or had a history of visual deficits that were unable to be corrected by glasses or contact lens, have a color blindness and inability to communicate or follow the commands used in this study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebrovascular Accident
• Stroke

Intervention

Other:
• Stepping training with feedback
Stepping training with the use of external feedback. The subjects will be instructed to shift/take their body-weight onto the affected leg until the green zone of the displayed section is lighting and a beep sound to alarm the subjects to step the non-affected leg forward and backward as much as they can.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Khon Kaen University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	10MWT	Walking speed	4 weeks
Secondary	6MWT	Walking endurance	4 weeks
Secondary	TUGT	Balance and walking ability	4 weeks
Secondary	Lower limb support ability	% of bosy-weight on single leg during stepping	4 weeks