Gait Training for Persons With Stroke

The Lokomat Gait Orthosis Compared to Categorized Gait Training by Physical Therapists in Patients Early Post Stroke

Status

Completed

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00612300

Acronym

GTS

Enrollment

Registered

2008-02-11

Start date

2007-06-30

Completion date

2009-06-30

Last updated

2010-02-17

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Conditions

Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction, Stroke

Keywords

Ambulatory stroke patients, Gait training, Lokomat, Physical therapy

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of an automatic gait trainer (Lokomat) handled by physical therapists compared with categorized gait training by physical therapists in ambulatory stroke patients. Gait speed, gait distance and gait symmetry are used to evaluate study effects. Hypotheses: 1) The Lokomat improves stroke patients gait speed, distance and symmetry more than categorized gait training.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALLokomat - Physical therapy

A: Lokomat training, 30 minutes per day for 3 weeks, 5 days per week. B: Categorized gait training by physical therapist, 30 minutes per day for 3 weeks, 5 days per week

BEHAVIORALPhysical therapy - Lokomat

B: Daily 30 minutes of gait training with a physical therapist, 5 days per week for 3 weeks. A: Daily 30 minutes of Lokomat training, 5 days per week for 3 weeks.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

30 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. First time Stroke 2. Middle cerebral artery infarction 3. Less than three month from stroke onset 4. Able to walk with or without a stick at gait speed less than 0.5 m/s 5. Participants are able to cope with the Lokomat

Exclusion criteria

1. Co-morbidity which impedes study participations 2. Language deficits which makes it impossible to understand oral or written study instructions 3. More than 190 cm tall and 135 kg in weight 4. Pregnancy 5. No gait function prior stroke 6. Skin sore or eruption on lower extremity or trunk, differences in lower extremity length of more than 2 cm or contracture of lower extremity which impedes gait training in the Lokomat -

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
10 meters walking test (gait speed)	at inclusion, week 3 and week 6

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Six minutes walking test	Inclusion, wek 3 and week 6
Gait symmetry index	Inclusion, week 3 and week 6
Timed Up And Go	Inclusion, Week 3 and Week 6

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026