Acute Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
KAFO group is AFO (3 days) to KAFO (3 days) to AFO (3 days)
AFO group is AFO (3 days) to AFO (3 days) to AFO (3 days)
Sponsors
Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Lower limb Brunnstrom recovery stage III-V, AFO, able to walk with watchful waiting in the parallel bars
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, recurrent cases, those with dementia or higher brain dysfunction that precludes consent for the study, those with other neurological diseases, and those with independent walking.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measurements will be taken at baseline before the start of the program and after 3 days of walking practice with each orthosis. The method of measurement is to measure muscle activity during walking with a surface electromyograph. Electrodes will be attached to the subject in order to use the surface electromyograph. The electrodes will be affixed at four locations recommended by SENIAM: rectus femoris, semitendinosus muscle, tibialis anterior muscle, and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle. AFOs will be used for measurements, and the foot joints will be hydraulic plantar flexion braking foot joints, handrail grasping, and unassisted. Measurements will be taken after each walking exercise of AFO and KAFO. The KAFO group will be measured after the KAFO (3 days) to confirm the load and muscle activity during walking with the KAFO, using both AFO and KAFO. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The amount of load is measured by a load meter attached to the KAFO. The KAFO group will be measured at both AFO and KAFO after the completion of KAFO (3 days) to confirm the amount of load during walking using KAFO. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTadashi Takahashi
Tokyo Metropolitan Ebara Hospital Department of Rehabilitation
Outcome results
None listed