Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
In the intervention group, participants through a narrow aperture (0.9, 1.0.1.1, 1.2 times of their shoulder width) in the walking path of 5 m, five times a week for 40 minutes. If they decide that it
Sponsors
Kameda Medical Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants were patients in a subacute hospital and they had residual hemiparesis. The inclusion criteria ensured that participants had been walking for at least one month after a first-time stroke and that they were able to walk independently for more than 100 m with or without an assistive device.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria ensured that none of the participants had any indications of the following symptoms: (a) neurological, orthopedic, or other disorders that could affect walking, (b) history of visual deficits, (c) visual field deficits and visual spatial neglect, and (d) a score of less than 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean percentage of contacts with the frame of an aperture (The timing of the measurement is before and after the intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following assessment excluding the falls incident is carried out before and after the intervention. 10m walking test (10MWT) Timed up and Go Test (TUG) Berg Blance Scale (BBS) Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) Scale Walking speed and trunk rotation angle at the time of passage Falls incident after six months | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactDaisuke Muroi
Kameda Rehabilitation Hospital Department of Rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed