The effect of knee-ankle-foot orthosis with a novel knee-joint in post-stroke patients; A pilot study

The effect of knee-ankle-foot orthosis with a novel knee-joint in post-stroke patients; A pilot study - The effect of knee-ankle-foot orthosis with a novel knee-joint

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000020567

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-14

Start date

2015-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Hemiplegic patients with brain injury

Interventions

knee-ankle-foot orthosis (KAFO) with a novel knee joint. Intervention with the KAFO is scheduled 60 min/day, five times a week, for 8 weeks. conventional knee-ankle-foot orthosis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: hemiplegia due to stroke; stable condition; need a knee-ankle-foot orthosis; informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe higher brain dysfunction; severe dementia; poor consciousness; previous gait dusturbance; severe sensory disturbance; severe skin disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Surface EMG recordings before and after rehabilitation intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
video analysis, 10m-walk test, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Brunnstrom stage, Modified Ashworth Scale, 6 minute walk test, Functional independence Measure (FIM), Frenchay Activities Index, Stroke Impact Scale	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShuji Matsumoto

Kagoshima University Dept. of Rehabilitation

shushu@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp0995-78-2538

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026