Clinical trial NCT02088255: Walking Training With Partial Body Weight Support on Static and Dynamic Surfaces in Stroke Survivers
Official title: Walking Training With Partial Body Weight Support on Static and Dynamic Surfaces in Individuals With Hemiparesis Due to Stroke
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: Rehabilitation
Gait
Stroke
Biomechanics
Lead sponsor: Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2014-03-14
Enrollment: 28
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 40
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: FACTORIAL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is evaluate the effects of walking training with partial body weight support on static (floor) and dynamic (treadmill) surfaces in individuals with hemiparesis due to stroke. For this purpose, two training protocols will be employed in three experimental groups: G1 will do the walking training with partial body weight support on static surfaces and G2 will do the walking training with partial body weight support on dynamic surfaces


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* One-sided hemiparesis, No heart disease (or medical clearance to participate in the study), No orthopedic impairments and / or neurological symptoms that may alter the the gait, no history of thrombophlebitis or deep vein thrombosis, Ability to understand and follow verbal commands, Can walk alone or with canes of approximately 10 m; Spasticity degree mild to moderate in the affected lower limb with levels of classification between 0 and 2 in the Ashworth spasticity scale modified

Exclusion Criteria:

* Heart frequency increase more than 75% of the maximum or have any other general instability during training that may lead risk for the health during the training,

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from Baseline in the gait velocity
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Distribution of body weight
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
measure: Functional independence
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
measure: Lower limb recovery
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
measure: Endurance
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
Other outcomes:
measure: Spacial and temporal variables
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
measure: Center of Pressure
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
measure: articular and segment angles
timeFrame: Baseline, immediately after and six weeks after training cessation.
Locations:
city: São Paulo
country: Brazil
facility: Cruzeiro do Sul University
Study officials:
References:
citation: Gama GL, Celestino ML, Barela JA, Forrester L, Whitall J, Barela AM. Effects of Gait Training With Body Weight Support on a Treadmill Versus Overground in Individuals With Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Apr;98(4):738-745. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.11.022. Epub 2016 Dec 27.