Status:
COMPLETED
The Efficacy of Treadmill Training in Establishing Walking After Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sydney
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-85 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Being able to walk is a major determinant of whether a patient returns home after stroke or lives in residential care. For the family, the loss of the stroke sufferer from everyday life is a catastrop...
Detailed Description
Only half of the stroke patients unable to walk who are admitted to inpatient rehabilitation in Australia learn to walk again. Treadmill training with partial weight support is a relatively new interv...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- First stroke
- Within 28 days post stroke
- Aged between 50 and 85 years of age
- Unilateral hemiplegia/hemiparesis and
- Score for Item 5 of the Motor Assessment Scale for Stroke \< 2
Exclusion
- Any barriers to taking part in a physical rehabilitation program
- Insufficient cognition/language
- Unstable cardiac status
- Neuro-surgery
- Any pre-morbid history of orthopaedic conditions or any other problems that would preclude patient from relearning to walk.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
126 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00167531
Start Date
August 1 2002
End Date
July 1 2009
Last Update
October 2 2009
Active Locations (5)
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1
The Prince Henry and Prince of Wales Hospitals
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
2
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2112
3
Blacktown / Mt Druitt Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2148
4
St George Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2217