Lokomat gait training with sensory feedback - effects of virtual reality-enriched Lokomat training on walking related outcomes and motivation in subjects with subacute stroke

Lokomat gait training with sensory feedback - effects of virtual reality-enriched Lokomat training on walking related outcomes and motivation in subjects with subacute stroke - Mimics

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00003207

Enrollment

Registered

2011-12-22

Start date

2010-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

I69.3 R26 R27

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: 10 patients with hemiparesis after stroke. Duration of intervention: 4 weeks Intervention: 3 gait training sessions per week (Lokomat with virtual reality software), a tot

12 therapy sessions in 4 weeks, minimum duration 20 minutes walking time per unit

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Hemiparesis after stroke according to WHO definitions, occurred 3 weeks to 6 month prior to the study -Moderate to severe motor impairment of the leg (walking ability score 2 or less on the FAC score) -Cognitive ability to understand and follow simple verbal instructions -Spatial orientation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -For the Lokomat: bodyweight > 130kg, body height > 200cm, leg length difference > 2cm -Excessive osteoporosis, instable fracture in lower extremity, restricted range of motion, decubitus ulcer of lower extremity. -Excessive spasticity, excessive contractures -Acute disease of the cardiovascular or respiratory system (heart attack < 4 weeks, pneumonia, bronchial asthma, cardiac insufficiency according to NYHA 3, cardiac pacemaker, etc.) -Serious cognitive deficits and aphasia -pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pre-, post- and follow-up-visit (2 weeks after end of intervention). Primary outcome measures: -10 m walking test -Walking ability as measured with the Functional Ambulation Classification (FAC)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Pre-, post- and follow-up-visit (2 weeks after end of intervention). Secondary outcome measures: -Paradigma with dual task (10 m walking and solving easy arithmetic problems) -6 min walking test -Muscle strength using the Medical Research Council scale (MRC) -Standardized Analysis of Visual-spatial Perception (VS) -Block design test (visual-spatial perception) -Spasticity using the Modified Ashworthscale (lower extremity)	—

Measure

Time frame

Pre-, post- and follow-up-visit (2 weeks after end of intervention). Secondary outcome measures: -Paradigma with dual task (10 m walking and solving easy arithmetic problems) -6 min walking test -Muscle strength using the Medical Research Council scale (MRC) -Standardized Analysis of Visual-spatial Perception (VS) -Block design test (visual-spatial perception) -Spasticity using the Modified Ashworthscale (lower extremity)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJeannine Bergmann

Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling

JBergmann@schoen-kliniken.de+49 (0) 8061 903 1954

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026