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A Comparative Evaluation of Body Weight-Supported Forward and Backward Gait Training Versus Virtual Reality-Assisted Gait Training in Patients With Stroke
Led by Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital · Updated on 2026-04-24
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
4 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Stroke often leads to difficulties with movement, balance, and thinking skills, affecting daily life and independence. This research compares two types of body weight-supported gait training: one using virtual reality with dual-task activities and the other using forward and backward walking training. The goal is to find better rehabilitation methods to improve walking, balance, and cognitive function in people who have had a stroke. Participants will receive conventional rehabilitation therapies like physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy for six weeks, five days per week. Along with this, they will undergo one of three training programs: virtual reality-assisted forward walking, backward walking, or forward walking with 30% body weight support. Each gait training session lasts 30 minutes daily for six weeks. During the study, researchers will assess walking ability using tests like the 10-Meter Walk Test and 6-Minute Walk Test at the start and after six weeks. They will also measure balance, motor function, cognitive status, psychological health, and gait details such as step length and speed. These evaluations help understand how different training methods affect recovery and mobility after stroke.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Body Weight-Supported and Virtual Reality Gait Training in Stroke Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients experiencing their first-ever stroke
- Post-stroke duration of more than 2 weeks
- Plantar flexor muscle spasticity of the lower extremity less than grade 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale
- Brunnstrom stage of the lower extremity greater than 2
- Ability to stand independently or under supervision for at least 2 minutes
- Ability to walk at least 10 meters independently or under supervision, with or without an assistive device
- Sufficient cognitive function to understand study instructions (MMSE score > 23)
- Stable medical and psychological conditions
- Willingness to participate in the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Bilateral hemispheric lesions
- Severe cardiovascular or musculoskeletal conditions preventing walking (e.g., fixed ankle contracture)
- Use of a permanent urinary catheter, pressure ulcers, or urinary/fecal incontinence
- Unilateral neglect
- Neurological conditions other than stroke that affect balance (e.g., Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, meningitis, cerebellar disorders, vertigo, dizziness, polyneuropathy)
- Musculoskeletal disorders affecting mobility (e.g., severe low back pain, knee disorders)
- Severe visual, hearing, or speech impairments
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 6 weeks
Participants undergo body weight-supported gait training, either virtual reality-assisted forward, backward, or forward gait training, five days per week for six weeks, alongside conventional rehabilitation therapies.
Daily sessions, five days per week for six weeks
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Ankara, Çankaya, Türkiye (Türkiye), 06800 Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training And Research Hospital
Ankara, Çankaya, Turkey (Türkiye), 06800
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Research Team
I
Irem ERTORAN INAN, MD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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