Effect of functional electrical stimulation of the ankle dorsiflexor muscles on the recovery of walking ability in patients with sub/postacute stroke.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22640

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-04

Start date

2012-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

stroke gait functional electrical stimulation

Interventions

Participants are randomised to sessions of 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 4 weeks of physiotherapy using either the FES walking aid or the AFO.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a first stroke; 2. Subacute phase after stroke (between 4 weeks and 6 months after onset); 3. Age between 18-70 years; 4. Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke; 5. Hemiparesis; 6. The passive range of motion of the dorsiflexor muscle of the ankle on the hemiparetic side is minimal 5 degrees; 7. Functional ambulation scale score 3.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cardiac or pulmonary disease that creates a contraindication for physical training; 2. On-demand pacemaker, defibrillator or any electrical or metal implant that could be influenced by the electrostimulation; 3. Malignant tumors; 4. Presence of a fracture or dislocation in the affected leg.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. 10m Walk Test (10MLT); 2. 6 minutes walk test (6MWT).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Berg Balance Scale (BBS); 2. Motricity Index of the lower extremities (MI); 3. Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS); 4. Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC); 5. Ankle movement; the maximum dorsiflexion of the ankle.	—

Contacts

Public ContactM. Kortsmit

afdeling Revalidatiegeneeskunde & Fysiotherapie Erasmus MC / Rijndam Revalidatiecentrum / Libra Zorggroep

mkortsmit@hotmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)