Walking and mobility in ambulatory individuals with stroke Ankle support device, Balance, Cerebrovascular accident, Gait, Rehabilitation
Conditions
Interventions
Participants involved in 30-minute walking training with elastic ankle support equipment (EASE) developed from elastic bands with buttonholes and plastic rivets. ,Participants involved in 30-minute wa
Walking training with elastic ankle support equipment (EASE),Walking training with long ankle sling ,Walking training with a plastic ankle-foot orthosis (AFO) ,Walking training with no ankle support d
Sponsors
the Fundamental Fund (FF), Khon Kaen University, for the fiscal year 2026 from National Science, Research and Innovation Fund (NSRF), Thailand.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Individuals with the first stroke episode who could walk independently over at least 10m with or without a walking device from several communities within a developing country. - Age 40-75 years - Post-stroke onset longer than 6 months - Uncontrolled ankle movements due to plantarflexor spasticity with a Modified Ashworth Scale of <2 or ankle dorsiflexor muscle weakness.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Having other medical conditions that could affect the ability to participate in the study, such as - having unstable medical conditions - aphasia - bilateral hemiplegia - musculoskeletal, and/or neurogenic pain with a pain scale of at least 5 out of 10 on a visual analog scale - deformity in the joints of the lower extremities - other neurological diseases - inability to understand and complete the study protocols
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spatiotemporal gait parameters 4 VDO data | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Timed up and go test (TUG) 4 Timing | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactSugalya Amatachaya
Khon Kaen University
Outcome results
None listed