Status:

COMPLETED

Gait Perturbations to Improve Balance Post-stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal

Conditions:

Hemiparesis;Poststroke/CVA

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Individuals with stroke have balance and gait deficits. Gait training does improve balance and gait abilities, but adding perturbations may have increase these effects. The objective was to compare th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • able to walk at a comfortable speed less than 1.0 m/s
  • have reduced dynamic balance capacities (as evaluated by the mini-BESTest; score below the 95% confidence interval of the mean score of the corresponding age group of normative data)
  • with or without a history of fall
  • be able to walk on a treadmill, without external support, such as handrails or walking aid, for at least 1 minute

Exclusion

  • hemineglect (more than 6 omissions on the bell cancellation test),
  • cognitive impairment (Mini-Mental State Examination score under 24/30)
  • uncorrected visual deficit or pathologies other than stroke which can affect their gait or balance

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 5 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

21 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04314830

Start Date

August 5 2016

End Date

October 30 2018

Last Update

March 19 2020

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