Timing of providing ankle-foot orthoses in stroke rehabilitation.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON19992

Enrollment

Registered

2009-07-27

Start date

2009-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

stroke

Interventions

Timing of providing an ankle-foot orthosis during the rehabilitation after stroke. Early provision of AFOs (± 2 weeks after stroke) will be compared with providing an AFO 8 weeks later.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Admission into the Roessingh Rehabilitation Centre, Enschede; 2. Single and first ever unilateral ischaemic or haemorrhagic hemiparetic stroke; 3. Time since stroke max 3 weeks; 4. Age 18 years or older; 5. Indication to use an AFO during rehabilitation because of: problems with stability in stance; problems with footclearance during swing; problems with foot prepositioning in early stance; 6. No severe deficits in communication; 7. No severe deficits in memory and understanding.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Medical history of previous stroke(s); 2. Complicating medical history such as cardiac, pulmonary, or orthopaedic disorders that could affect performance of the included measurements; 3. Severely impaired sensation; 4. Suffering from severe neglect; 5. Suffering from comprehensive aphasia.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical tests: 1. 10m walking test; 2. 6min walking test; 3. Functional Ambulation Categories; 4. Timed Up&Go test; 5. Stairstest; 6. Rivermead Mobility Index; 7. Berg Balance Scale; 8. Barthel Index; 9. Nottingham extended ADL index.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Gait analysis (ground reaction force, joint angles, temporal and spatial parameters, muscle activity lower limb muscles); 2. Clinical tests: A. Motricity Index; B. Modified Ashworth Scale; C. Brunnstrom Fugl Meyer (leg portion); D. Passive ankle angles. 3. Falling and QoL: A. Falls Efficacy Scale; B. Questionnaire (occurence of falls and all fall related events); C. Stroke Impact Scale; D. Subject opinion about AFO treatment (questionnaire).	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Gait analysis (ground reaction force, joint angles, temporal and spatial parameters, muscle activity lower limb muscles); 2. Clinical tests: A. Motricity Index; B. Modified Ashworth Scale; C. Brunnstrom Fugl Meyer (leg portion); D. Passive ankle angles. 3. Falling and QoL: A. Falls Efficacy Scale; B. Questionnaire (occurence of falls and all fall related events); C. Stroke Impact Scale; D. Subject opinion about AFO treatment (questionnaire).

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Contacts

Public ContactCorien Nikamp

Roessingh Research and Development | University of Twente

c.nikamp@rrd.nl+31 (0)53 487 5762

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)