Patients with stroke paraplegic
Conditions
Interventions
Normal self-training and dorsiflexion exercises of the paralysed ankle joint for 20 min (phase A). Normal self-training and showing visual stimuli to induce self-motion illusion for 20 minutes per day
Sponsors
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with hemiplegia more than 4 months after stroke onset 2) Patients with a distal lower limb score of 0 to 4 on the Stroke impairment assessment set 3) Patients who can sit in a sitting posture with right and left knee joint flexion of at least 90 degree. 4) Left and right ankle joint other dorsiflexion angle of at least 5 degree at 90 degree knee joint flexion 5) Must be able to walk at least watchful waiting 6) Able to walk at least 10 m with or without a walking aid 7) Age must be at least 18 years 8) Not have received any specific rehabilitation or treatment for paralysis of the lower limbs, such as transcranial magnetic stimulation, repetitive motion acceleration or botulinum toxin, within the past three months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Persons who are unable to understand the aims and tasks of the study 2) Persons with serious internal disabilities. 3) Persons with visual impairment and unilateral spatial neglect.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 5 m walking speed | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of steps and stride length during a 5 m walk. Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) lower limb items, coordination, and speed items Paralyzed lateral ankle joint dorsiflexion angle Modified Ashworth scale of ankle plantar flexors Wisconsin gait scale Likert scale for degree of motor illusion, sense of body ownership and sense of motor subjectivity | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKenya Tanamachi
Tokyo Metropolitan University Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed