Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of Different Treatment Methods for Gait Rehabilitation of Sub-Acute Post Stroke Patients With Dropped Foot
Lead Sponsor:
Hadassah Medical Organization
Conditions:
Dropped Foot
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that the gait pattern of following the utilization of a functional electrical stimulation device will be much improved when compared to the effect of regular gait re-educ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Sub-acute stroke patients suffering a first stroke with clinical presentation, according to the WHO definitions
- Patients suffering from unilateral foot drop
- Independent ambulation before the stroke
- Cognitive and cooperative ability to follow simple instructions
- Neurological condition severity mild to moderate (between 3 and 15, according to the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NIHSS).
- Ability to walk with or without a walking aid (cane, walker), with or without assistance. Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC) of at least 2
- Independently capable to understand an informed consent form.
Exclusion
- Cognitive disorders preventing the subject from understanding the trial protocol or following the researcher's instructions
- Orthopaedic injury to the paretic or non-paretic limbs
- Motor disability due to neurological diagnosis, e.g. multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury, and Parkinson
- Peripheral injury of the peroneal nerve or sciatic nerve
- Pregnant or nursing females
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01876030
Start Date
June 1 2013
Last Update
May 3 2016
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Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, Israel, 91120