Trial name or title |
Treadmill with partial body weight support versus conventional gait training after stroke |
Methods |
Unclear |
Participants |
42 participants will be recruited for the EXP group and 41 participants for the CTL group Inclusion criteria: within 30 days of first stroke; hemiparesis; dependent on supervision or physical assistance from at least 1 person to walk; not ataxic |
Interventions |
Treated as inpatients for 12 x 30‐minute per day sessions over 3 weeks Treadmill training (EXP): participants will walk on a treadmill with partial body weight support using a harness Conventional physiotherapy (CTL): participants will participate in conventional physiotherapy (standing, walking, sit‐to‐stand, and standing and walking with activity) |
Outcomes |
Assessed 90 days after stroke:
walking speed
walking endurance ‐ maximum distance covered in 6 minutes using preferred gait aid
FIM
National Institute of Health Stroke Scale score
Fugl‐Meyer Assessment leg motor score
Tinetti score
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Starting date |
Unknown |
Contact information |
Unknown |
Notes |
Characteristics derived from conference abstract |