Control Strategies of the Locomotor System During Obstacle-Crossing in Stroke Patients

NCT00174044 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 9461700706
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Tripping over obstacles is one of the common movements in daily life and is the most frequently mentioned cause of falls in the elderly. Indeed, crossing obstacles is a more complex motor skill than walking, and ensuring sufficient clearance of an obstacle during locomotion requires accurate movement and appropriate modifications of the swing limb. However, little is known about the obstacle crossing deficits that following stroke, especially in good outcome and function independently strokes. It is still a mystery about motor control and motor plastic of central nerve system. The purpose of the study was to observe and quantify certain characteristics of the performance of subjects following stroke with good outcome to understand the damage of central nerve system how to affect motor control. The present study investigated selected spatial-temporal characteristics, kinematic variables and kinetic variables of the gait pattern to define further the problems in obstacle crossing following strokes. To quantify the deficits, we compared results from a group of subjects with stroke with a group of healthy subjects matched for age, gender, and height.

Conditions

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 35 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• stroke after 1 month.
• Modified Rankin Scale: 0-2 grade.
• NIH Stroke Scale: \<5 degree.
• Berg Balance Test: \>45 degree.
• Tinetti Gait Analysis: \>8 degree.
• Barthel Index: \>95 degree.

You may not qualify if:

• other neuro-musculoskeletal system disease.
• other visual problems to affect locomotion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Jeng Jiann-Shing

Taipei, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Jeng Jiann-Shing, M.D.

  Department of Neurology ,National Taiwan University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jeng Jiann-Shing, M.D.

CONTACT

886-2-23123456; jsjeng@ha.mc.ntu.edu.tw

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: DEFINED POPULATION
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 13, 2005
• First Posted: September 15, 2005
• Study Start: August 1, 2005
• Study Completion: July 1, 2006
• Last Updated: December 21, 2005

Record last verified: 2005-08

Locations

TW (1)