What Influences Physical Therapists' Judgment of Walking "Independent" in Stroke Patients?

An Examination of Factors Influencing Physical Therapists' Judgment of Walking "Independent" in Stroke Patients - What influences a stroke patient's decision to walk "independently"?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000054317

Enrollment

100

Registered

2024-05-04

Start date

2022-03-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Subacute stroke hemiplegic individuals.

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Less than 180 days from onset 2)Patient has motor disability in one lower limb. 3) Able to walk with observation or touch, which is the criteria for in-hospital walking independence. 4) Walking speed of more than 0.59 m/s 5)Total bilateral knee joint extensor muscle strength is 1.31Nm/kg or more.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Subjects with impaired consciousness. 2)Subjects with cognitive decline, aphasic symptoms, higher brain dysfunction that are difficult to understand in this study. 3)Subjects with cardiovascular or respiratory disease that limit training. 4)Subjects with lower limb osteoarthritis that limit training.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Functional Ambulation Categories Spatiotemporal gait parameters	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Age, Use of cane and orthotics, FMA-UE, FMA-LE, FMA-balance, FMA-sensation, FMA-Passive joint motion, FMA-Joint pain, Trunk control test, modified ashworth scale of the ankle joint, Knee joint extension muscle strength, Mini Mental State Examination	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public Contactkouta kunitomo

Ushioda General Hospital Department of Rehabilitation

24s3070@g.iuhw.ac.jp045-574-1316

Outcome results