sensorimotor incomplete spinal cord injury stroke unphysiological gait pattern due to old age (geriatric patients) I69.4
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: 5x 2-3 min feedback training per visit. Three training visits take place on 3 consecutive days. The feedback system consisting of 2 shoe-mounted inertial sensors and 1 tablet PC calculates r
Sponsors
Klinik für Paraplegiologie - Experimentelle Neurorehabilitation
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with spinal cord injury: age = 18 years; motor incomplete (ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) C, D); time after injury > 6 weeks; minimum walking ability: 20 min, WISCI II = 10; leg braces: maximal ankle support; 6 Min-Test = 100 m. Patients after stroke: age = 18 years; Mini-Mental-Status-Test (MMST) score = 18 ; time after paralysis > 3 months; minimum walking ability: 20 min; leg braces: maximal ankle support; 6 Min-Test = 100 m. Geriatric patients: age = 65 years; minimum walking ability: 20 min.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with spinal cord injury and patients with stroke: difference in leg length > 3 cm; extreme spasticity, MAS (unilaterally) = 10; epileptic seizures; severe cognitive impairment. Geriatric patients: severe dementia; persisting stroke symptoms; insecure usage of walking aids (walker, walking stick).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in mean training level (1 level = 1 SD of the physiological norm of the chosen training parameter) at initial gait analysis of visits 1 through 3. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement in gait speed in the 10-Meter-Walk-Test on even ground without FB before and after the training phase of the study. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactDaniel Schließmann
Experimentelle Neurorehabilitation, Klinik für Paraplegiologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
Outcome results
None listed