Predicting Independent Walking Ability Using the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living in Individuals Post Stroke

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Cohort observational retrospective pilot study by design. The purpose of this study was to determine a cut scores to predict independent ambulation for the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living.

Official Title
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Predicting Independent Walking Ability Using the Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement, Berg Balance Scale, Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living in Individuals Post Stroke: an Observational Pilot Study

Conditions
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Stroke

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: physiotherapy


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Male or female patients with stroke after the age of 17 confirmed stroke by neuroimaging, understanding instructions, time after stroke up to 1 year. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects were excluded if they have: the presence of aphasia that would have interfered with the participant's ability to understand and comply with study procedures or complete stroke assessments, dementia, ataxia, localization of stroke in the cerebellum or vertebrobasilar insufficiency, orthopedic problems that affected the ability to walk before the stroke and time after stroke more than 1 year.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| non-walking group<br> | Other: physiotherapy<br>* Standard usual care physiotherapy after stroke<br>|
| independently walking group<br> | Other: physiotherapy<br>* Standard usual care physiotherapy after stroke<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Functional Ambulation Category | The Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC) is a 6-point functional walking test that evaluates ambulation ability, determining how much human support the patient requires when walking, regardless of whether or not they use a personal assistive device. | 1-5 minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Simplified Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (S-STREAM) | The Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment of Movement (STREAM) instrument was designed to provide a comprehensive and quantitative evaluation of voluntary movements (ie, an impairment measurement) and basic mobility (ie, a disability measurement) in patients with stroke. | 15-20 minutes | 
| Berg Balance Scale (BBS) | The Berg Balance Scale (BBS) is used to objectively determine a patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks. | 15-20 minutes | 
| Barthel Index for Activities of Daily Living (BI) | The Barthel Index (BI) measures the extent to which somebody can function independently and has mobility in their activities of daily living (ADL) i.e. feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel control, bladder control, toileting, chair transfer, ambulation and stair climbing. | 15-20 minutes |