N/A N=16 Randomized Treatment

Internally Versus Externally Guided Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) for Locomotor Recovery Post-stroke

Stroke

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

0.0%

Results posted

Feb 2017

Primary outcome: Primary: Self-selected Overground Walking Speed — 0.72; 0.65 meters/s — p=0.72

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Locomotor training (Behavioral)
Age: Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Primary completion: Dec 2009

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Self-selected Overground Walking Speed	0.72; 0.65	0.72
SECONDARY Fast Walking Speed	0.96; 0.70	>0.05
SECONDARY Six Minute Walk	278.1; 212.4	>.05
SECONDARY Step Length Ratio (Abs)	0.37; 0.34	>.05
SECONDARY Lower Extremity Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment	25.6; 22.4	>.05
SECONDARY Short Physical Performance Battery	7.9; 8.5	>.05
SECONDARY Berg Balance Scale	48.3; 51.0	>.05

Summary

The overriding goal of this proposal is to identify the critical physiological and biomechanical effects of BWSTT for promoting improved locomotor function in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident
Single event
Unilateral hemiplegia
Locomotor disability
Ability to walk independently 25' on level ground (may use an assistive device [cane or walker]; may NOT use a brace)
Cognitive ability to follow 3-step commands

Exclusion Criteria

Unstable or uncontrolled blood pressure
Uncontrolled seizures
Severe cognitive impairment

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