The Effects of Functional Action-Observation Training on Gait Ability in Patients With Chronic Stroke

Main Researcher for the Effects of Functional Action-observation Training on Gait Ability

This study aimed to examine the effects of functional action observation training on gait ability in chronic stroke patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Stroke
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Functional action observation training; Other: General action observation training

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. diagnosis with stroke through computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, more than six months ago.
2. determination not to have cognitive disability, based on the score(>24 point) of mini mental state examination-Korea version.
3. determination not to have visual abnormalities including the unilateral neglect through the motor-free visual perception test(MVPT)
4. ability to independently gait longer than 10m in the room and to keep standing up without help.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. surgery in the last three months
2. participating any other research

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Functional action observation training	Other: Functional action observation training; the Four Square Step Test (FSST) performance video for enhancing the dynamic balance and the video including participants' daily activities to increase the gait ability such as walking in a corridor, walking around the hospital, walking to the therapy room, coming out of the ward after opening and closing the door of it, coming in and out of toilet, shifting their blue plate. and bringing something from a refrigerator were produced and watched.
Other: General action observation training group	Other: General action observation training; step 1, looking at the front, while walking comfortably; step 2, looking left and right, while walking; step 3, looking up and down, while walking; step 4, looking at the front, left and right, up and down while walking. After 15 minutes of watching the video, the exercise program with a therapist was conducted to increase the gait ability, for 15 minutes.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
temporal gait variables	gait velocity	8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Inje University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): June 15, 2017
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 30, 2017
• Study Completion (Anticipated): July 30, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 8, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 9, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): June 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 14, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 9, 2017
• Last Verified: June 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Stroke
• Other Study ID Numbers: InjeU 2

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No