Effect of curved carbon cane use in patients with hemiplegic stroke

Exploratory study for the effect of curved carbon cane use in patients with hemiplegic stroke - Exploratory study for the effect of curved carbon cane

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055612

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-30

Start date

2024-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

stroke

Interventions

Gait exercise with a curved carbon cane for at least 20 minutes per day for 2 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with hemiplegic stroke admitted to our convalescent rehabilitation ward

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe cognitive impairment, bilateral motor dysfunction, brain damage limited to the cerebellum, history of a condition that may affect walking (neurological disease, spinal cord injury, severe osteoarthritis, etc.), severe visual or hearing impairment, use of a forearm-supporting cane, restriction of exercise load due to severe medical disease (myocardial infarction, heart failure, etc.), body weight over 100 kg

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
step length	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
walking speed, cadence, walking pattern (joint angle, trajectory for center of gravity, spatial-temporal parameters) physical function assessment (Stroke Impairment Assessment Set (SIAS), Standing test for Imbalance and DisEquilibrium (SIDE), Timed Up & Go Test (TUG), Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC)), Functional Independence Measure (FIM)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHitoshi Kagaya

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

hkagaya2@ncgg.go.jp0562-46-2311

Outcome results

None listed

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