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Ringsten M, Ivanic B, Iwarsson S, Lexell EM. Interventions to improve outdoor mobility among people living with disabilities: A systematic review. CAMPBELL SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS 2024; 20:e1407. [PMID: 38882933 PMCID: PMC11177337 DOI: 10.1002/cl2.1407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/18/2024]
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Background Around 15% of the global population live with some form of disabilities and experience worse health outcomes, less participation in the community and are part of fewer activities outside the home. Outdoor mobility interventions aim to improve the ability to move, travel and orient outside the home and could influence the number of activities outside the home, participation and quality of life. However, outdoor mobility interventions may also lead to harm like falls or injuries or have unforeseen effects which could lead to mortality or hospitalization. Objectives To assess the efficacy of interventions aiming to improve outdoor mobility for adults living with disabilities and to explore if the efficacy varies between different conditions and different intervention components. Search Methods Standard, extensive Campbell search methods were used, including a total of 12 databases searched during January 2023, including trial registries. Selection Criteria Only randomized controlled trials were included, focusing on people living with disabilities, comparing interventions to improve outdoor mobility to control interventions as well as comparing different types of interventions to improve outdoor mobility. Data Collection and Analysis Standard methodological procedures expected by Campbell were used. The following important outcomes were 1. Activity outside the home; 2. Engagement in everyday life activities; 3. Participation; 4. Health-related Quality of Life; 5. Major harms; 6. Minor harms. The impact of the interventions was evaluated in the shorter (≤6 months) and longer term (≥7 months) after starting the intervention. Results are presented using risk ratios (RR), risk difference (RD), and standardized mean differences (SMD), with the associated confidence intervals (CI). The risk of bias 2-tool and the GRADE-framework were used to assess the certainty of the evidence. Main Results The screening comprised of 12.894 studies and included 22 studies involving 2.675 people living with disabilities and identified 12 ongoing studies. All reported outcomes except one (reported in one study, some concerns of bias) had overall high risk of bias. Thirteen studies were conducted in participants with disabilities due to stroke, five studies with older adults living with disabilities, two studies with wheelchair users, one study in participants with disabilities after a hip fracture, and one study in participants with cognitive impairments. Skill training interventions versus control interventions (16 studies) The evidence is very uncertain about the benefits and harms of skill training interventions versus control interventions not aimed to improve outdoor mobility among all people living with disabilities both in the shorter term (≤6 months) and longer term (≥7 months) for Activity outside the home; Participation; Health-related Quality of Life; Major harms; and Minor harms, based on very low certainty evidence. Skill training interventions may improve engagement in everyday life activities among people with disabilities in the shorter term (RR: 1.46; 95% CI: 1.16 to 1.84; I 2 = 7%; RD: 0.15; 95% CI: -0.02 to 0.32; I 2 = 71%; 692 participants; three studies; low certainty evidence), but the evidence is very uncertain in the longer term, based on very low certainty evidence. Subgroup analysis of skill training interventions among people living with disabilities due to cognitive impairments suggests that such interventions may improve activity outside the home in the shorter term (SMD: 0.44; 95% CI: 0.07 to 0.81; I 2 = NA; 118 participants; one study; low certainty evidence). Subgroup analysis of skill training interventions among people living with cognitive impairments suggests that such interventions may improve health-related quality of life in the shorter term (SMD: 0.49; 95% CI: 0.12 to 0.88; I 2 = NA; 118 participants; one study; low certainty evidence). Physical training interventions versus control interventions (five studies) The evidence is very uncertain about the benefits and harms of physical training interventions versus control interventions not aimed to improve outdoor mobility in the shorter term (≤6 months) and longer term (≥7 months) for: Engagement in everyday life activities; Participation; Health-related Quality of Life; Major harms; and Minor harms, based on very low certainty evidence. Physical training interventions may improve activity outside the home in the shorter (SMD: 0.35; 95% CI: 0.08 to 0.61; I 2 = NA; 228 participants; one study; low certainty evidence) and longer term (≥7 months) (SMD: 0.27; 95% CI: 0.00 to 0.54; I 2 = NA; 216 participants; one study; low certainty evidence). Comparison of different outdoor mobility interventions (one study) The evidence is very uncertain about the benefits and harms of outdoor mobility interventions of different lengths in the shorter term (≤6 months) and longer term (≥7 months) for Activity outside the home; Engagement in everyday life activities; Participation; Health-related Quality of Life; Major harms; and Minor harms, based on very low certainty evidence. No studies explored the efficacy of other types of interventions. Authors’ Conclusions Twenty-two studies of interventions to improve outdoor mobility for people living with disabilities were identified, but the evidence still remains uncertain about most benefits and harms of these interventions, both in the short- and long term. This is primarily related to risk of bias, small underpowered studies and limited reporting of important outcomes for people living with disabilities. For people with disabilities, skill training interventions may improve engagement in everyday life in the short term, and improve activity outside the home and health-related quality of life for people with cognitive impairments in the short term. Still, this is based on low certainty evidence from few studies and should be interpreted with caution. One study with low certainty evidence suggests that physical training interventions may improve activity outside the home in the short term. In addition, the effect sizes across all outcomes were considered small or trivial, and could be of limited relevance to people living with disabilities. The evidence is currently uncertain if there are interventions that can improve outdoor mobility for people with disabilities, and can improve other important outcomes, while avoiding harms. To guide decisions about the use of interventions to improve outdoor mobility, future studies should use more rigorous design and report important outcomes for people with disabilities to reduce the current uncertainty.
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- Martin Ringsten
- Cochrane Sweden, Research and Development Skåne University Hospital Lund Sweden
- Department of Health Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
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- Department of Health Sciences Lund University Lund Sweden
- Department of Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Cognitive Medicine and Geriatrics Skåne University Hospital Lund-Malmö Sweden
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Denissen S, Staring W, Kunkel D, Pickering RM, Lennon S, Geurts ACH, Weerdesteyn V, Verheyden GSAF. Interventions for preventing falls in people after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2019; 10:CD008728. [PMID: 31573069 PMCID: PMC6770464 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008728.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Falls are one of the most common complications after stroke, with a reported incidence ranging between 7% in the first week and 73% in the first year post stroke. This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in 2013. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing falls in people after stroke. Our primary objective was to determine the effect of interventions on the rate of falls (number of falls per person-year) and the number of fallers. Our secondary objectives were to determine the effects of interventions aimed at preventing falls on 1) the number of fall-related fractures; 2) the number of fall-related hospital admissions; 3) near-fall events; 4) economic evaluation; 5) quality of life; and 6) adverse effects of the interventions. SEARCH METHODS We searched the trials registers of the Cochrane Stroke Group (September 2018) and the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group (October 2018); the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2018, Issue 9) in the Cochrane Library; MEDLINE (1950 to September 2018); Embase (1980 to September 2018); CINAHL (1982 to September 2018); PsycINFO (1806 to August 2018); AMED (1985 to December 2017); and PEDro (September 2018). We also searched trials registers and checked reference lists. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials of interventions where the primary or secondary aim was to prevent falls in people after stroke. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors (SD and WS) independently selected studies for inclusion, assessed trial quality and risk of bias, and extracted data. We resolved disagreements through discussion, and contacted study authors for additional information where required. We used a rate ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) to compare the rate of falls (e.g. falls per person-year) between intervention and control groups. For risk of falling we used a risk ratio and 95% CI based on the number of people falling (fallers) in each group. We pooled results where appropriate and applied GRADE to assess the quality of the evidence. MAIN RESULTS We included 14 studies (of which six have been published since the first version of this review in 2013), with a total of 1358 participants. We found studies that investigated exercises, predischarge home visits for hospitalised patients, the provision of single lens distance vision glasses instead of multifocal glasses, a servo-assistive rollator and non-invasive brain stimulation for preventing falls.Exercise compared to control for preventing falls in people after strokeThe pooled result of eight studies showed that exercise may reduce the rate of falls but we are uncertain about this result (rate ratio 0.72, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.94, 765 participants, low-quality evidence). Sensitivity analysis for single exercise interventions, omitting studies using multiple/multifactorial interventions, also found that exercise may reduce the rate of falls (rate ratio 0.66, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.87, 626 participants). Sensitivity analysis for the effect in the chronic phase post stroke resulted in little or no difference in rate of falls (rate ratio 0.58, 95% CI 0.31 to 1.12, 205 participants). A sensitivity analysis including only studies with low risk of bias found little or no difference in rate of falls (rate ratio 0.88, 95% CI 0.65 to 1.20, 462 participants). Methodological limitations mean that we have very low confidence in the results of these sensitivity analyses.For the outcome of number of fallers, we are very uncertain of the effect of exercises compared to the control condition, based on the pooled result of 10 studies (risk ratio 1.03, 95% CI 0.90 to 1.19, 969 participants, very low quality evidence). The same sensitivity analyses as described above gives us very low certainty that there are little or no differences in number of fallers (single interventions: risk ratio 1.09, 95% CI 0.93 to 1.28, 796 participants; chronic phase post stroke: risk ratio 0.94, 95% CI 0.73 to 1.22, 375 participants; low risk of bias studies: risk ratio 0.96, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.21, 462 participants).Other interventions for preventing falls in people after strokeWe are very uncertain whether interventions other than exercise reduce the rate of falls or number of fallers. We identified very low certainty evidence when investigating the effect of predischarge home visits (rate ratio 0.85, 95% CI 0.43 to 1.69; risk ratio 1.48, 95% CI 0.71 to 3.09; 85 participants), provision of single lens distance glasses to regular wearers of multifocal glasses (rate ratio 1.08, 95% CI 0.52 to 2.25; risk ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.47 to 1.18; 46 participants) and a servo-assistive rollator (rate ratio 0.44, 95% CI 0.16 to 1.21; risk ratio 0.44, 95% CI 0.16 to 1.22; 42 participants).Finally, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) was used in one study to examine the effect on falls post stroke. We have low certainty that active tDCS may reduce the number of fallers compared to sham tDCS (risk ratio 0.30, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.63; 60 participants). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS At present there exists very little evidence about interventions other than exercises to reduce falling post stroke. Low to very low quality evidence exists that this population benefits from exercises to prevent falls, but not to reduce number of fallers.Fall research does not in general or consistently follow methodological gold standards, especially with regard to fall definition and time post stroke. More well-reported, adequately-powered research should further establish the value of exercises in reducing falling, in particular per phase, post stroke.
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- Stijn Denissen
- KU LeuvenDepartment of Rehabilitation SciencesLeuvenBelgium
- Vrije Universiteit BrusselCIME Cognition and Modeling group, Center For Neurosciences (C4N)BrusselsBelgium1050
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- Radboud University Medical CentreDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourNijmegenNetherlands
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- University of SouthamptonFaculty of Health SciencesSouthampton General HospitalMP 886, Tremona RoadSouthamptonUKSO16 6YD
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- University of SouthamptonDepartment of Public Health Sciences and Medical StatisticsSouthampton General Hospital, MP 805Tremona RoadSouthamptonUKSO16 6YD
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- Flinders UniversityPhysiotherapy, College of Nursing & Health SciencesAdelaideAustralia
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- Radboud University Medical CentreDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourNijmegenNetherlands
- Sint Maartenskliniek ResearchNijmegenNetherlands
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- Radboud University Medical CentreDepartment of Rehabilitation, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and BehaviourNijmegenNetherlands
- Sint Maartenskliniek ResearchNijmegenNetherlands
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Liu W. A narrative review of gait training after stroke and a proposal for developing a novel gait training device that provides minimal assistance. Top Stroke Rehabil 2018; 25:375-383. [PMID: 29718796 DOI: 10.1080/10749357.2018.1466970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gait impairment is common in stroke survivors. Recovery of walking ability is one of the most pressing objectives in stroke rehabilitation. OBJECTIVES Of this report are to briefly review recent progress in gait training after stroke including the use of partial body weight-supported treadmill training (PBWSTT) and robot-assisted step training (RAST), and propose a minimal assistance strategy that may overcome some of limitations of current RAST. METHODS The literature review emphasizes a dilemma that recent randomized clinical trials did not support the use of RAST. The unsatisfactory results of current RAST clinical trials may be partially due to a lack of careful analysis of movement deficiencies and their relevance to gait training task specificity after stroke. Normal movement pattern is implied to be part of task specificity in the current RAST. Limitations of such task specificity are analyzed. RESULTS Based on the review, we redefine an alternative set of gait training task specificity that represents a minimal assistance strategy in terms of assisted body movements and amount of assistance. Specifically, assistances are applied only to hip flexion and ankle dorsiflexion of the affected lower limb during swing phase. Furthermore, we propose a conceptual design of a novel device that may overcome limitations of current RAST in gait training after stroke. The novel device uses a pulling cable, either manually operated by a therapist or automated by a servomotor, to provide assistive forces to help hip flexion and ankle dorsiflexion of the affected lower limb during gait training. CONCLUSION The proposed minimal assistance strategy may help to design better devices for gait or other motor training.
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- Wen Liu
- a Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science , University of Kansas Medical Center , Kansas City , KS , USA
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BACKGROUND Treadmill training, with or without body weight support using a harness, is used in rehabilitation and might help to improve walking after stroke. This is an update of the Cochrane review first published in 2003 and updated in 2005 and 2014. OBJECTIVES To determine if treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination, improve walking ability, quality of life, activities of daily living, dependency or death, and institutionalisation or death, compared with other physiotherapy gait-training interventions after stroke. The secondary objective was to determine the safety and acceptability of this method of gait training. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched 14 February 2017), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and the Database of Reviews of Effects (DARE) (the Cochrane Library 2017, Issue 2), MEDLINE (1966 to 14 February 2017), Embase (1980 to 14 February 2017), CINAHL (1982 to 14 February 2017), AMED (1985 to 14 February 2017) and SPORTDiscus (1949 to 14 February 2017). We also handsearched relevant conference proceedings and ongoing trials and research registers, screened reference lists, and contacted trialists to identify further trials. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled and cross-over trials of treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination, for the treatment of walking after stroke. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently selected trials, extracted data, and assessed risk of bias and methodological quality. The primary outcomes investigated were walking speed, endurance, and dependency. MAIN RESULTS We included 56 trials with 3105 participants in this updated review. The average age of the participants was 60 years, and the studies were carried out in both inpatient and outpatient settings. All participants had at least some walking difficulties and many could not walk without assistance. Overall, the use of treadmill training did not increase the chances of walking independently compared with other physiotherapy interventions (risk difference (RD) -0.00, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.02 to 0.02; 18 trials, 1210 participants; P = 0.94; I² = 0%; low-quality evidence). Overall, the use of treadmill training in walking rehabilitation for people after stroke increased the walking velocity and walking endurance significantly. The pooled mean difference (MD) (random-effects model) for walking velocity was 0.06 m/s (95% CI 0.03 to 0.09; 47 trials, 2323 participants; P < 0.0001; I² = 44%; moderate-quality evidence) and the pooled MD for walking endurance was 14.19 metres (95% CI 2.92 to 25.46; 28 trials, 1680 participants; P = 0.01; I² = 27%; moderate-quality evidence). Overall, the use of treadmill training with body weight support in walking rehabilitation for people after stroke did not increase the walking velocity and walking endurance at the end of scheduled follow-up. The pooled MD (random-effects model) for walking velocity was 0.03 m/s (95% CI -0.05 to 0.10; 12 trials, 954 participants; P = 0.50; I² = 55%; low-quality evidence) and the pooled MD for walking endurance was 21.64 metres (95% CI -4.70 to 47.98; 10 trials, 882 participants; P = 0.11; I² = 47%; low-quality evidence). In 38 studies with a total of 1571 participants who were independent in walking at study onset, the use of treadmill training increased the walking velocity significantly. The pooled MD (random-effects model) for walking velocity was 0.08 m/s (95% CI 0.05 to 0.12; P < 0.00001; I2 = 49%). There were insufficient data to comment on any effects on quality of life or activities of daily living. Adverse events and dropouts did not occur more frequently in people receiving treadmill training and these were not judged to be clinically serious events. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Overall, people after stroke who receive treadmill training, with or without body weight support, are not more likely to improve their ability to walk independently compared with people after stroke not receiving treadmill training, but walking speed and walking endurance may improve slightly in the short term. Specifically, people with stroke who are able to walk (but not people who are dependent in walking at start of treatment) appear to benefit most from this type of intervention with regard to walking speed and walking endurance. This review did not find, however, that improvements in walking speed and endurance may have persisting beneficial effects. Further research should specifically investigate the effects of different frequencies, durations, or intensities (in terms of speed increments and inclination) of treadmill training, as well as the use of handrails, in ambulatory participants, but not in dependent walkers.
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- Jan Mehrholz
- Technical University DresdenDepartment of Public Health, Dresden Medical SchoolFetscherstr. 74DresdenGermany01307
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- Klinik Bavaria KreischaWissenschaftliches InstitutKreischaGermany01731
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- Dresden Medical School, Technical University DresdenDepartment of Public HealthFetscherstr. 74DresdenSachsenGermany01307
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KOMUKAI K, FUJIMOTO S, SUGITA S, MITSUTAKE S, WACHIGAI H, KOBAYASHI M. Definitions and Evaluation Indexes of Social Participation in Rehabilitation: A Qualitative Systematic Literature Review. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1589/rika.32.683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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- Department of Health Informatics, Graduate School of Public Health, Kyoto University
- Link & Communication Inc
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- Research Team for Human Care, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology
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Sharan D, Rajkumar JS, Balakrishnan R, Kulkarni A, Selvakumar K, Gampa S, Mohandoss M, Ranganathan R. Effectiveness of a low-cost body weight support training device in the rehabilitation of cerebral palsy. J Rehabil Assist Technol Eng 2016; 3:2055668316676047. [PMID: 31186916 PMCID: PMC6453099 DOI: 10.1177/2055668316676047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT) has been proven to be effective in rehabilitation of persons with cerebral palsy (CP). However, it has still not found widespread usage, especially in industrially developing countries, due to its high cost. Treadmill training promotes a rhythmical movement of the lower extremities through motor learning, which can be enhanced by BWSTT for persons with CP. Hence, the research and development team of a tertiary level neuromusculoskeletal rehabilitation center designed a low-cost body weight support training (BWST) device. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the BWST device on gait and ambulation in persons with CP post single-event multilevel surgery (SEMLS) of the lower extremities. Method A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 50 persons with CP aged between 5 and 20 years, who underwent a type of SEMLS called single-event multilevel lever arm restoration and anti-spasticity surgery (SEMLARASS). They were randomly assigned to two groups: group A (n = 25) received gait training and treadmill training with the BWST device, and group B (n = 25) received gait training and treadmill training without the BWST device. The designed BWST device was manually operated and based on an un-weighing principle in which a vest of different sizes un-weighed 10-30% of the individual's weight transmitted to the ground by means of adjustable counterweights fixed on a movable metallic frame which had an adjustable top lever (holding the vest) and a handle bar for the patient to hold. The entire cost for the finished BWST device was estimated around 700 USD. The study duration was 5 weeks with 1 h of intervention per day for 6 days per week. Physician Rating Scale (PRS), Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) and Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) were the primary outcome measures. Results Group A showed significant positive differences in the scores of PRS (p < 0.001), DGI (p < 0.001) and FMS (p < 0.01) when compared with group B, 5 weeks after the intervention, and the results were maintained at a follow-up of 12 months. Conclusion The low-cost BWST device was found to be clinically effective in improving gait and ambulation in persons with CP following SEMLARASS.
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- Deepak Sharan
- RECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- RECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- RECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- RECOUP Neuromusculoskeletal Rehabilitation Centre, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Kim H, Choi W, Lee K, Song C. Virtual dual-task treadmill training using video recording for gait of chronic stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial. J Phys Ther Sci 2016; 27:3693-7. [PMID: 26834334 PMCID: PMC4713773 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.3693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2015] [Accepted: 09/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of virtual dual-task treadmill
training using a real-world video recording of the gait of individuals with chronic
stroke. [Subjects] Forty chronic stroke survivors were randomly divided into two groups of
20 subjects each. [Methods] The experimental group performed virtual dual-task treadmill
training using a video recording for 30 minutes per session, three times a week for 4
weeks, whereas the control group performed only treadmill training for 30 minutes per
session, three times a week for 4 weeks. A video recording was performed in a large
supermarket, and the subjects could walk at their favorable speed on a treadmill. The
temporospatial gait variables were measured to examine the training effect. [Results] The
experimental and control groups showed statistically significant improvements in the gait
variables after training. The enhancement of gait ability was statistically better in the
experimental group than in the control group. [Conclusion] Our findings suggest that
virtual dual-task treadmill training using a video recording can improve the gait
parameters of chronic stroke survivors.
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- Hyunseung Kim
- Department of Physical Therapy, The Graduate of School, Sahmyook University, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Rehabilitation Science, Sahmyook University, Republic of Korea
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- Motion Analysis Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Texas Woman's University, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Sahmyook University, Republic of Korea
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Cho DY, Park SW, Lee MJ, Park DS, Kim EJ. Effects of robot-assisted gait training on the balance and gait of chronic stroke patients: focus on dependent ambulators. J Phys Ther Sci 2015; 27:3053-7. [PMID: 26644642 PMCID: PMC4668133 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.27.3053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to confirm the effect of robot-assisted gait
training on the balance and gait ability of stroke patients who were dependent ambulators.
[Subjects and Methods] Twenty stroke patients participated in this study. The participants
were allocated to either group 1, which received robot-assisted gait training for 4 weeks
followed by conventional physical therapy for 4 weeks, or group 2, which received the same
treatments in the reverse order. Robot-assisted gait training was conducted for 30 min, 3
times a week for 4 weeks. The Berg Balance Scale, Modified Functional Reach Test,
Functional Ambulation Category, Modified Ashworth Scale, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Motricity
Index, and Modified Barthel Index were assessed before and after treatment. To confirm the
characteristics of patients who showed a significant increase in Berg Balance Scale after
robot-assisted gait training as compared with physical therapy, subgroup analysis was
conducted. [Results] Only lateral reaching and the Functional Ambulation Category were
significantly increased following robot-assisted gait training. Subscale analyses
identified 3 patient subgroups that responded well to robot-assisted gait training: a
subgroup with hemiplegia, a subgroup in which the guidance force needed to be decreased to
needed to be decreased to ≤45%, and a subgroup in which weight bearing was decreased to
≤21%. [Conclusion] The present study showed that robot-assisted gait training is not only
effective in improving balance and gait performance but also improves trunk balance and
motor skills required by high-severity stroke patients to perform activities daily living.
Moreover, subscale analyses identified subgroups that responded well to robot-assisted
gait training.
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- Duk Youn Cho
- Korea National Rehabilitation Center Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Catholic Kwandong University International St Mary's Hospital, Republic of Korea
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- Korea National Rehabilitation Center Research Institute, National Rehabilitation Center, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Konyang University, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, National Rehabilitation Hospital, National Rehabilitation Center, Republic of Korea
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Neuroprotection of Early Locomotor Exercise Poststroke: Evidence From Animal Studies. Can J Neurol Sci 2015; 42:213-20. [PMID: 26041314 DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2015.39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Early locomotor exercise after stroke has attracted a great deal of attention in clinical and animal research in recent years. A series of animal studies showed that early locomotor exercise poststroke could protect against ischemic brain injury and improve functional outcomes through the promotion of angiogenesis, inhibition of acute inflammatory response and neuron apoptosis, and protection of the blood-brain barrier. However, to date, the clinical application of early locomotor exercise poststroke was limited because some clinicians have little confidence in its effectiveness. Here we review the current progress of early locomotor exercise poststroke in animal models. We hope that a comprehensive awareness of the early locomotor exercise poststroke may help to implement early locomotor exercise more appropriately in treatment for ischemic stroke.
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BACKGROUND Treadmill training, with or without body weight support using a harness, is used in rehabilitation and might help to improve walking after stroke. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2005. OBJECTIVES To determine if treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination, improve walking ability, quality of life, activities of daily living, dependency or death, and institutionalisation or death, compared with other physiotherapy gait training interventions after stroke. The secondary objective was to determine the safety and acceptability of this method of gait training. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Stroke Group Trials Register (last searched June 2013), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) and the Database of Reviews of Effects (DARE) (The Cochrane Library 2013, Issue 7), MEDLINE (1966 to July 2013), EMBASE (1980 to July 2013), CINAHL (1982 to June 2013), AMED (1985 to July 2013) and SPORTDiscus (1949 to June 2013). We also handsearched relevant conference proceedings and ongoing trials and research registers, screened reference lists and contacted trialists to identify further trials. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled and cross-over trials of treadmill training and body weight support, individually or in combination, for the treatment of walking after stroke. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently selected trials, extracted data and assessed methodological quality. The primary outcomes investigated were walking speed, endurance and dependency. MAIN RESULTS We included 44 trials with 2658 participants in this updated review. Overall, the use of treadmill training with body weight support did not increase the chances of walking independently compared with other physiotherapy interventions (risk difference (RD) -0.00, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.02 to 0.02; P = 0.94; I² = 0%). Overall, the use of treadmill training with body weight support in walking rehabilitation for patients after stroke increased the walking velocity and walking endurance significantly. The pooled mean difference (MD) (random-effects model) for walking velocity was 0.07 m/s (95% CI 0.01 to 0.12; P = 0.02; I² = 57%) and the pooled MD for walking endurance was 26.35 metres (95% CI 2.51 to 50.19; P = 0.03; I² = 60%). Overall, the use of treadmill training with body weight support in walking rehabilitation for patients after stroke did not increase the walking velocity and walking endurance at the end of scheduled follow-up significantly. The pooled MD (random-effects model) for walking velocity was 0.04 m/s (95% CI -0.06 to 0.14; P = 0.40; I² = 40%) and the pooled MD for walking endurance was 32.36 metres (95% CI -3.10 to 67.81; P = 0.07; I² = 63%). However, for ambulatory patients improvements in walking endurance lasted until the end of scheduled follow-up (MD 58.88 metres, 95% CI 29.10 to 88.66; P = 0.0001; I² = 0%). Adverse events and drop outs did not occur more frequently in people receiving treadmill training and these were not judged to be clinically serious events. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Overall, people after stroke who receive treadmill training with or without body weight support are not more likely to improve their ability to walk independently compared with people after stroke not receiving treadmill training, but walking speed and walking endurance may improve. Specifically, stroke patients who are able to walk (but not people who are not able to walk) appear to benefit most from this type of intervention. This review found that improvements in walking endurance in people able to walk may have persisting beneficial effects. Further research should specifically investigate the effects of different frequencies, durations or intensities (in terms of speed increments and inclination) of treadmill training, as well as the use of handrails, in ambulatory patients, but not in dependent walkers.
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- Jan Mehrholz
- Private Europäische Medizinische Akademie der Klinik Bavaria in Kreischa GmbHWissenschaftliches InstitutAn der Wolfsschlucht 1‐2KreischaGermany01731
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- Klinik Bavaria KreischaAbteilung Neurologie und Fachübergreifende RehabilitationAn der Wolfsschlucht 1‐2KreischaGermany01731
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- Technical University DresdenDepartment of Public Health, Dresden Medical SchoolFetscherstr. 74DresdenGermany01307
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Verheyden GSAF, Weerdesteyn V, Pickering RM, Kunkel D, Lennon S, Geurts ACH, Ashburn A. Interventions for preventing falls in people after stroke. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2013; 2013:CD008728. [PMID: 23728680 PMCID: PMC6513414 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd008728.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Falls are one of the most common medical complications after stroke with a reported incidence of 7% in the first week after stroke onset. Studies investigating falls in the later phase after stroke report an incidence of up to 73% in the first year post-stroke. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at preventing falls in people after stroke. SEARCH METHODS We searched the trials registers of the Cochrane Stroke Group (November 2012) and the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group (May 2012), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in The Cochrane Library 2012, Issue 5, MEDLINE (1950 to May 2012), EMBASE (1980 to May 2012), CINAHL (1982 to May 2012), PsycINFO (1806 to May 2012), AMED (1985 to May 2012) and PEDro (May 2012). We also searched trials registers, checked reference lists and contacted authors. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials of interventions where the primary or secondary aim was to prevent falls in people after stroke. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Review authors independently selected studies for inclusion, assessed trial quality, and extracted data. We used a rate ratio and 95% confidence interval (CI) to compare the rate of falls (e.g. falls per person year) between intervention and control groups. For risk of falling we used a risk ratio and 95% CI based on the number of people falling (fallers) in each group. We pooled results where appropriate. MAIN RESULTS We included 10 studies with a total of 1004 participants. One study evaluated the effect of exercises in the acute and subacute phase after stroke but found no significant difference in rate of falls (rate ratio 0.92, 95% CI 0.45 to 1.90, 95 participants). The pooled result of four studies investigating the effect of exercises on preventing falls in the chronic phase also found no significant difference for rate of falls (rate ratio 0.75, 95% CI 0.41 to 1.38, 412 participants).For number of fallers, one study examined the effect of exercises in the acute and subacute phase after stroke but found no significant difference between the intervention and control group (risk ratio 1.19, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.71, 95 participants). The pooled result of six studies examining the effect of exercises in the chronic phase also found no significant difference in number of fallers between the intervention and control groups (risk ratio 1.02, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.24, 616 participants).The rate of falls and the number of fallers was significantly reduced in two studies evaluating the effect of medication on preventing falls; one study (85 participants) compared vitamin D versus placebo in institutionalised women after stroke with low vitamin D levels, and the other study (79 participants) evaluated alendronate versus alphacalcidol in hospitalised people after stroke.One study provided single lens distance glasses to regular wearers of multifocal glasses. In a subgroup of 46 participants post-stroke there was no significant difference in the rate of falls (rate ratio 1.08, 95% CI 0.52 to 2.25) or the number of fallers between both groups (risk ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.47 to 1.18). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS There is currently insufficient evidence that exercises or prescription of single lens glasses to multifocal users prevent falls or decrease the number of people falling after being discharged from rehabilitation following their stroke. Two studies testing vitamin D versus placebo and alendronate versus alphacalcidol found a significant reduction in falls and the number of people falling. However, these findings should be replicated before the results are implemented in clinical practice.
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Bampton J, Vargas J, Wu R, Potts S, Lance A, Scrivener K, Ada L, Dean CM. Clinical physiotherapists had both positive and negative perceptions about delivering two different interventions in a clinical trial: a mixed methods study. J Physiother 2013. [PMID: 23177228 DOI: 10.1016/s1836-9553(12)70127-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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QUESTION What are clinical physiotherapists' perceptions about delivering two interventions during a randomised trial: the MOBILISE trial? DESIGN Mixed methods study using semi-structured interviews involving closed- and open-ended questions. PARTICIPANTS Thirteen physiotherapists involved in delivering the intervention for the trial. RESULTS All thirteen physiotherapists (100%) had a preference for their patients to get one of the interventions, mostly dependent on the individual patient. Most were frustrated if their patients were not allocated to their preferred intervention but 62% were satisfied with the intervention they delivered and 100% would be happy to be involved in future research. Two significant themes emerged from the open-ended data: that there were both positive and negative aspects of being involved in the trial. The positive aspects included the trial's value as a way of participating in research and as a way of providing evidence for practice. The negative aspects were that the design of the trial was not always reflective of usual clinical practice and the trial's impact on departments, therapists and patients. CONCLUSION Clinical physiotherapists had both positive and negative perceptions about delivering two different interventions in a clinical trial. However, they were all interested in participating in future research, suggesting that the positive aspects outweighed the negative.
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- Julie Bampton
- Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney, Australia
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Jung J, Yu J, Kang H. Effects of Virtual Reality Treadmill Training on Balance and Balance Self-efficacy in Stroke Patients with a History of Falling. J Phys Ther Sci 2012. [DOI: 10.1589/jpts.24.1133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Jinhwa Jung
- Department of Occupational Therapy, Semyung University
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Kangwon National University
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School, Sahmyook University
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Olawale OA, Jaja SI, Anigbogu CN, Appiah-Kubi KO, Jones-Okai D. Exercise training improves walking function in an African group of stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2011; 25:442-50. [DOI: 10.1177/0269215510389199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the effects of treadmill walking and overground walking exercise training on recovery of walking function in an African group of stroke survivors. Design: Prospective, randomized controlled study. Setting: Outpatient stroke rehabilitation unit in a tertiary hospital. Subjects: Sixty patients with chronic stroke (≥3 months). Intervention: All subjects received individual outpatient conventional physiotherapy rehabilitation for 12 weeks. In addition, subjects in Group A ( n = 20) received treadmill walking exercise training (TWET) while those in Group B ( n = 20) received overground walking exercise training (OWET). Those in Group C (control) ( n = 20) received conventional physiotherapy rehabilitation only. Main measures: Outcome measures were (i) 10-metre walk time (10MWT) test and (ii) six-minute walk distance (6MWD) test. These were evaluated at entry into the study and at the end of every four weeks. Paired t-tests were used to evaluate the significance of the difference between pre-training and post-training scores on the two measures ( P < 0.05). Results: Subjects in the TWET group recorded 22.6 ± 1.5% decrease in 10MWT and 31.0 ± 4.3% increase in 6MWD; those in the OWET group made 26.8 ± 1.3% and 45.2 ± 4.6% improvement in 10MWT and 6MWD respectively. Subjects in the control group made 2.2 ± 0.7% and 2.9 ± 0.8% improvement in the two functions. These changes were significant for the TWET and OWET groups ( P < 0.05). Conclusion: This study indicated that treadmill and overground walking exercise training programmes, combined with conventional rehabilitation, improved walking function in an African group of adult stroke survivors. Therefore, professionals who conduct stroke rehabilitation programmes should utilize exercise training to optimize patient outcomes.
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- OA Olawale
- College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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- College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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- School of Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
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Dean CM, Ada L, Bampton J, Morris ME, Katrak PH, Potts S. Treadmill walking with body weight support in subacute non-ambulatory stroke improves walking capacity more than overground walking: a randomised trial. J Physiother 2010; 56:97-103. [PMID: 20482476 DOI: 10.1016/s1836-9553(10)70039-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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QUESTIONS Is treadmill walking with body weight support during inpatient rehabilitation detrimental to walking quality compared with assisted overground walking? Does it result in better walking capacity, perception of walking or community participation? DESIGN Analysis of secondary outcomes of a randomised trial with concealed allocation, assessor blinding and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS 126 patients unable to walk within 4 weeks of a stroke who were undergoing inpatient rehabilitation. INTERVENTION The experimental group undertook up to 30 minutes of treadmill walking with body weight support via an overhead harness per day while the control group undertook up to 30 minutes of overground walking. OUTCOME MEASURES The secondary outcomes were walking quality and capacity, walking perception, community participation and falls. RESULTS Six months after entering the study, there was no difference between the groups of independent walkers in terms of speed (MD 0.10 m/s, 95% CI -0.06 to 0.26) or stride (MD 6 cm, 95% CI -7 to 19). The independent walkers in the experimental group walked 57 m further (95% CI 1 to 113) in the 6 min walk than those in the control group. The experimental group (walkers and non-walkers) rated their walking 1 point out of 10 (95% CI 0.1 to 1.9) higher than the control group. There was no difference between the groups in community participation or number of falls. CONCLUSION Treadmill training with body weight support results in better walking capacity and perception of walking compared to overground walking without deleterious effects on walking quality.
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- Catherine M Dean
- Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW, 1825, Australia.
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Ada L, Dean CM, Morris ME, Simpson JM, Katrak P. Randomized Trial of Treadmill Walking With Body Weight Support to Establish Walking in Subacute Stroke. Stroke 2010; 41:1237-42. [DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.109.569483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Background and Purpose—
The main objective of this randomized trial was to determine whether treadmill walking with body weight support was effective at establishing independent walking more often and earlier than current physiotherapy intervention for nonambulatory stroke patients.
Methods—
A randomized trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessment, and intention-to-treat analysis was conducted. One hundred twenty-six stroke patients who were unable to walk were recruited and randomly allocated to an experimental or a control group within 4 weeks of stroke. The experimental group undertook up to 30 minutes per day of treadmill walking with body weight support via an overhead harness whereas the control group undertook up to 30 minutes of overground walking. The primary outcome was the proportion of participants achieving independent walking within 6 months.
Results—
Kaplan–Meier estimates of the proportion of experimental participants who achieved independent walking were 37% compared with 26% of the control group at 1 month, 66% compared with 55% at 2 months, and 71% compared with 60% at 6 months (
P
=0.13). The experimental group walked 2 weeks earlier, with a median time to independent walking of 5 weeks compared to 7 weeks for the control group. In addition, 14% (95% CI, −1–28) more of the experimental group were discharged home.
Conclusions—
Treadmill walking with body weight support is feasible, safe, and tends to result in more people walking independently and earlier after stroke.
Trial Registration—
ClinicalTrial.gov (NCT00167531).
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Affiliation(s)
- Louise Ada
- From Discipline of Physiotherapy (L.A., C.M.D.), School of Public Health (J.M.S.), The University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia; Melbourne School of Health Sciences (M.E.M.), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Neurological Rehabilitation (P.K.), Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- From Discipline of Physiotherapy (L.A., C.M.D.), School of Public Health (J.M.S.), The University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia; Melbourne School of Health Sciences (M.E.M.), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Neurological Rehabilitation (P.K.), Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- From Discipline of Physiotherapy (L.A., C.M.D.), School of Public Health (J.M.S.), The University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia; Melbourne School of Health Sciences (M.E.M.), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Neurological Rehabilitation (P.K.), Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- From Discipline of Physiotherapy (L.A., C.M.D.), School of Public Health (J.M.S.), The University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia; Melbourne School of Health Sciences (M.E.M.), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Neurological Rehabilitation (P.K.), Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- From Discipline of Physiotherapy (L.A., C.M.D.), School of Public Health (J.M.S.), The University of Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia; Melbourne School of Health Sciences (M.E.M.), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Neurological Rehabilitation (P.K.), Prince Henry/Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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