Status:
COMPLETED
FES-induced Muscular Control of the Knee on Balance and Gait Retraining After a Stroke or a Cerebral Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Centre de Rééducation et Réadaptation Fonctionnelle La Châtaigneraie
Collaborating Sponsors:
Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
Conditions:
Hemiplegia
Gait, Hemiplegic
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The main hypothesis of the present study is that a safer knee joint is likely to encourage post stroke patients at an early stage to rely on their hemiparetic leg and transfer their weight onto it whi...
Detailed Description
The process of gait recovery in patients with severe post-stroke hemiplegia requires a significant investment and effort for both the patient and the therapist and is not always leading to a safe and ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \> or = 18 years
- Cerebral injury or stroke
- Interval time since the onset of the neurological event: min 8 weeks (in case of an acute cerebral damage) or at a any time in case of a chronic affection
- Surface electrical stimulation of quadriceps and hamstrings possible
- Free range of motion in lower limbs
- Ankle-foot orthosis, dynamic or static
- Limited perimeter distance \< 50 meters with or without walking technical aids
Exclusion
- Knee-Ankle-Foot orthosis is required
- Body mass index \> or = 30
- Thrombophlebitis
- Muscular pathology
- Unstable Cardio-Vascular pathology
- Lower limb prosthesis
- Unstable seizures
- Orthostatic hypotension
- Recent fracture in lower limbs (\<12 months)
- Pacemaker
- Pregnancy
- Betablockers
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 26 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
11 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04381546
Start Date
April 26 2018
End Date
June 30 2019
Last Update
May 11 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Centre de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelle La Châtaigneraie
Menucourt, France, 95180