Influences of Cane Use on Voluntary Forward Stepping Movement and Associated Attentional Demands in Hemiplegic Patients

September 12, 2005 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of cane use on the movement, kinetics, and associated attentional demands of performing a voluntary forward stepping movement in patients with stroke and age-matched healthy adults.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment

22

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Taiwan
    • Province of China
      • Taipei, Province of China, Taiwan, 100
        • School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

30 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Healthy subjects

  • Age ang Sex are correspond with the stroke subjects(between 30 and 75 years old)
  • being willing to sign an informed consent approved by the Human Subjects Committee of the National Taiwan University Hospital

Stroke subjects

  • between 30 and 75 years old
  • stroke confirmed by ICD-10-CM (including I60, I61, I62, I63, I67, and I63.9)
  • first stroke with single side hemiplegia and received acute treatment at NTUH
  • being willing to sign an informed consent approved by the Human Subjects Committee of the National Taiwan University Hospital
  • able to stand independently for 10 minutes and to forward step without ankle-foot orthosis
  • Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score at least 24

Excursion criteria:

Healthy subjects

  • having other neurological diseases, or moderate to severe neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders, or disorders from systematic diseases those would influence the belance or motor ability

Stroke subjects

  • having unstable vital sign, unconsciousness, or obvious cognitive, perception, and language impairment, and couldn't communicate with the experimenters
  • having other neurological diseases, or moderate to severe neuromuscular or musculoskeletal or cardiovascular disorders, or disorders from systematic diseases those will influence standing ability other than stroke
  • having hemi-neglect or hemi-anopia

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

Collaborators

National Science Council, Taiwan

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Pei-Fang Tang, PhD, National Taiwan University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2002

Study Completion

July 1, 2003

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 15, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 9361700329

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