NCT02619110

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research was to discuss the effect of backward walking treadmill training on balance ability, speed of walking and cardiopulmonary fitness in patients with chronic stroke.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable stroke

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2014

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable stroke

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2014

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2014

Completed
12 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 17, 2015

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 2, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

December 2, 2015

Status Verified

February 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

November 17, 2015

Last Update Submit

November 29, 2015

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

Chronic StrokecardiopulmonaryBerg Balance Scale (BBS)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The change of Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

    Baseline, week 4.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • The change of pulmonary function test (PFT): forced vital capacity (FVC) and Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

    Baseline, week 4.

Other Outcomes (3)

  • Timed 10-Meter Walk Test (10 MWT)

    10 minutes

  • 6-minute walk test (6 MWT)

    6-minute

  • Up and Go test (TUG)

    Baseline, week 4.

Study Arms (2)

backward walking treadmill training

OTHER

The intervention group not only received four weeks of conventional physical therapy but also accepted additional four weeks of backward walking treadmill training at the same time

Other: backward walking treadmill trainingOther: conventional physical therapy

conventional physical therapy

OTHER

The conventional physical therapy training focused on strengthening, postural control, functional mobility and forward gait training program but excluded backward walking training

Other: conventional physical therapy

Interventions

backward walking treadmill trainingOTHER

subjects accepted 30 minutes backward walking treadmill training. a week for four weeks.

backward walking treadmill training
conventional physical therapyOTHER

subjects accepted 30 minutes traditional physical therapy three times a week for four weeks

backward walking treadmill trainingconventional physical therapy

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • This experiment recruited subjects with chronic stroke more than six months, whose level of Brunnstrom stage was beyond IV and who were able to walk more than eleven meters with or without assistive devices

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Kaohsiung Medical University

Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Mathers CD, Loncar D. Projections of global mortality and burden of disease from 2002 to 2030. PLoS medicine 3(11):e442, 2006. Mendis S. Stroke disability and rehabilitation of stroke: World Health Organization perspective. International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society 8(1):3-4, 2013 Chen CY, Huang YB, Tzu-Chi Lee C. Epidemiology and disease burden of ischemic stroke in Taiwan. The International journal of neuroscience 123(10):724-731, 2013 Bonita R, Beaglehole R. Recovery of motor function after stroke. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation 19(12):1497-1500, 1988 Niam S, Cheung W, Sullivan PE, Kent S, Gu X. Balance and physical impairments after stroke. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 80(10):1227-1233, 1999

    RESULT

  • Chang KW, Lin CM, Yen CW, Yang CC, Tanaka T, Guo LY. The Effect of Walking Backward on a Treadmill on Balance, Speed of Walking and Cardiopulmonary Fitness for Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Mar 1;18(5):2376. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18052376.

    PMID: 33804374DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Lan Y Guo, Ph.D

    Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 17, 2015

First Posted

December 2, 2015

Study Start

February 1, 2014

Primary Completion

December 1, 2014

Study Completion

December 1, 2014

Last Updated

December 2, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-02

Locations

TW(1)