First onset, subacute supratentorial stroke pateints that have unilateral hemiparesis. stroke, rehabilitation, gait training, robot, body weight support
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will receive gait training twice a day including
1. Overground BWS gait training with Andago,
a dynamic overground BWS robotic device. Patients will get therapy with total 12 sessions,
30mins /session.
2. Conventional physiotherapy: patient will receive traditional gait training supervised by physiotherapist for 12 sessions,
30 mins /session.
Total duration of gait training is 24sessions (12 hours),Patients will receive traditional gait training ,
supervised by physiotherapist,
twice a day with total 24 sessions,
30 mins /session.
Total duration of gait training is 24sessions (12 hours)
overground BWS gait training,conventional physiotherapy
Sponsors
Siriraj research and developmet fund, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. First onset, supratentorial stroke 2. Physical and rehabilitation medicine inpatients in Siriraj hospital 3. Unilateral hemiparesis 5. Can follow at least 2 - step verbal command 6. Body weight less than 100 kg, Height less than 200 cm. 7. FAC level between 2-4 8. Able to stand without knee buckling ( either with or without assistance)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. global aphasia 2. Hemineglect syndrome 3. Unstable cardiopulmonary conditions such as MI, heart failure, pulmonary embolism etc. 4. Other conditions that affect ambulation such as - Orthopedic condition: contracture of lower extremities, severe OA knee, post THA or TKA within 2 months - Neurological condition: for example, uncontrolled epilepsy 5. Severe spasticity of knee flexors and ankle plantar flexors with Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) 2 or more
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Balance immediately and 1 month after end of intervention Berg balance scale | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| spatiotemporal parameter of gait immediately after end of intervention gait speed, cadence, step length, stride length, symmetry index,ambulation ability immediately and 1 month after end of intervention Functional ambulatory category (FAC) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactRinrada Busbathorn
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Siriraj hospital
Outcome results
None listed