Improving community ambulation after stroke

2 months versus 4 months of walking training to improve community ambulation after stroke

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000227493

Acronym

Ambulate

Enrollment

210

Registered

2007-05-01

Start date

2007-04-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

To determine whether 4 months or 2 months of walking training is more effective to improve community ambulation after stroke and whether imrovements are maintained at 12 months

Interventions

Intervention Group 1 - treadmill and overground walking program 3 times per week, 30 minutes per session for 4 months Intervention group 2 - treadmill and overground walking program 3 times per week, 30 minutes per session for 2 months

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Within 5 years of first stroke, able to walk 10m unaided or with a single-point stick, 10m walk time >9 seconds, finished formal rehabilitation, able to gain medical clearance to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Any barriers to taking part in a physical rehabilitation program, insufficient cognition/language.

Outcome results