Post-stroke patients
Conditions
Interventions
HAL group perform gait training using the HAL 3 times a week with a total of 12 HAL training sessions (4 weeks).
Conventional group perform conventional gait training (CGT) 3 times a week with a tota
Sponsors
University of Tsukuba
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hemiparesis resulting from unilateral ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke Time since stroke onset of within six months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients did not consent in this study. 2) Patients not ambulating prior to stroke. 3) Patients with a score of 4 or 5 on the Functional Ambulation Category. 4) Patients with severe disturbance of consciousness (II or III on the Japan Coma Scale). 5) Patients with severe cardiac disease (New York Heart Association Classification of III or IV) . 6) Patients with size limitations for the robotic orthosis. 7) Persons on whom it was impossible to paste an electrode because of skin disease. 8) Persons who had an implanted pacemaker.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Ambulation Category. Outcome measures are evaluate prior to training, after 12 sessions (4 weeks), and at 8 and 12 weeks after intervention initiation. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroki Watanabe
University of Tsukuba Faculty of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed