Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: A Motor Learning Based Walking Program Versus Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training in Community Dwelling Adults Within One Year of Stroke Onset: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: Stroke is a major cause of disability in Canadian adults. Following a stroke, many people have difficulty walking in their home and in the community. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of two different approaches to walking retraining in people who have had a stroke.

Individuals living in the community who have had recently had a stroke will be asked to participate in this study. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two five week walking training programs. In one program, individuals will re-learn to walk in a variety of real-life situations. Practice sessions will encourage active problem solving by the participants. The other program will have participants practice walking on a treadmill while some of their body weight is supported by a special harness system. Participants will also be assisted by a physiotherapist to walk in a more normal manner.

Participants' will be assessed at the beginning of the study, after the 5 week training program and again, eight weeks later. The research assistant will assess their ability to walk, their confidence level and the average daily walking activity.

Primary Hypothesis: Individuals assigned to the Motor Learning Walking Program will improve their walking ability from baseline to follow up assessment significantly more than individuals assigned to the Treadmill Training Program.

The results of this study will help physiotherapists plan effective treatment programs for individuals with walking difficulties following stroke. It will also give researchers direction for future studies in the areas of walking retraining and motor skill development post-stroke.


Options:
A: Arm Label: Early Locomotor Training Program; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Early locomotor training program | Arm Label: Late Locomotor Training Program; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Late locomotor training program | Arm Label: Early Home Exercise Program; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Home Exercise Program | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Early locomotor training program; Assigned to Arm(s): Early Locomotor Training Program | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Late locomotor training program; Assigned to Arm(s): Late Locomotor Training Program | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Home Exercise Program; Assigned to Arm(s): Early Home Exercise Program
B: Arm Label: Motor Learning Walking Program; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: Motor Learning Walking Program | Arm Label: Body weight supported treadmill training; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Motor Learning Walking Program; Assigned to Arm(s): Motor Learning Walking Program | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training; Assigned to Arm(s): Body weight supported treadmill training
C: Arm Label: Treadmill walking; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Behavioral: treadmill walking with partial weight support | Arm Label: Overground walking; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Behavioral: assisted overground walking | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: treadmill walking with partial weight support; Assigned to Arm(s): Treadmill walking | Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL; Name: assisted overground walking; Assigned to Arm(s): Overground walking
D: Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: exercise therapy; Assigned to Arm(s): N/A | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: walking rehabilitation; Assigned to Arm(s): N/A

Answer: B