Is the 6-Minute Walking Test Combined With an IMU Useful in Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment?

Is the 6-Minute Walking Test Combined With an IMU Useful in Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment? A Pilot Observational Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04529642

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-27

Start date

2019-02-01

Completion date

2020-03-01

Last updated

2020-08-27

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Conditions

Gait Analysis, Physical Therapy Modalities, Stroke

Brief summary

This Observational study aims at the evaluation of stroke subjects with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) during the execution of a 6-Minute Walking test, to evaluate the associations between the kinematic parameters retrieved trough an IMU and the classical outcome scales. Moreover compare the stroke subjects with age-matched healthy subjects, and detect the differences of gait kinematic.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTInertial Measurement Unit evaluation

An IMU was worn by the subjects during the execution of the 6MWT, to assess the kinematic parameters of gait.

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Stroke Group Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>= 18; * Mini-Mental State Examination ≥ 24; * Ability to provide written informed consent and to understand the test instructions; * Presence of a single stroke.

Exclusion criteria

* More than one stroke; . Stroke area other than the cerebral cortex; * Concomitant neurological disease and pathology of the locomotor system. Healthy Group Inclusion Criteria: \- Volunteers with age similar to the Stroke group subjects

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Temporal parameters of gait	1 day	Assessed through an Inertial Measurement Unit, it include the time length of steps, of the stance phase, of double and single limb support phase.
Canadian Neurological Stroke Scale	Baseline	To state the stroke condition
Berg Balance Scale	Baseline	To assess the balance of stroke subjects
Motricity Index	Baseline	To assess the strength of stroke subjects
Gait speed	1 day	Assessed through an Inertial Measurement Unit, in different moments of the 6-Minute walking test.
Meters walked	1 day	The amount of meters walked in 6 minutes
Step Cadence	1 day	Amount of steps for each minute
Symmetry	1 day	AN index of the symmetry between the two sides of the subjects during gait

Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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