CVA Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants have to meet following selection criteria: a) clinically diagnosed stroke, b) Age > 18 years c) Sufficient cognitive level and communication skills to fill in the questionnaires (support in writing or reading is allowed) ;Addition for amendment : Only patients who are able to walk independently (Functional Ambulation Category >= 3) will be asked to participate in the additional test.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Sever additional impairments prior to stroke
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Measuring points in part 1 are at entry in the study and three weeks later. In Part 2 measuring points are at entry (baseline- T0) and after 3, 6 and 9 weeks. In both parts of the study the following characteristics will be collected: age, gender, brain lesion site, co-morbidities or complications. The primary outcome is the *Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale*. Additional test (amendment): Degree of which a participants performs worse during the stressfull situation (compared to the trainings situation). This will be operationalised by: numbers of falls/stumblings, number of times touching an obstacle, times of freezing (the times that the patient stops walking will be counted). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As additional measurements on functional outcome are used: the Rivermead Mobility Index (part 1 and 2) and the Barthel Index (part2). To control for confounding, in part 2 the Cognitive Log and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale are used. Addiotional test (amendment): Both the patients and independent rater will be asked to judge the quality of the walking on a 10 point Likert scale. | — |
Countries
Netherlands