NCT00612300

Gait Training for Persons With Stroke

The Lokomat Gait Orthosis Compared to Categorized Gait Training by Physical Therapists in Patients Early Post Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 16 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Aarhus · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of an automatic gait trainer (Lokomat) handled by physical therapists compared with categorized gait training by physical therapists in ambulatory stroke patients. Gait speed, gait distance and gait symmetry are used to evaluate study effects. Hypotheses: 1) The Lokomat improves stroke patients gait speed, distance and symmetry more than categorized gait training.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lokomat - Physical therapy	A: Lokomat training, 30 minutes per day for 3 weeks, 5 days per week. B: Categorized gait training by physical therapist, 30 minutes per day for 3 weeks, 5 days per week
BEHAVIORAL	Physical therapy - Lokomat	B: Daily 30 minutes of gait training with a physical therapist, 5 days per week for 3 weeks. A: Daily 30 minutes of Lokomat training, 5 days per week for 3 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-06-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-06-01
• First posted: 2008-02-11
• Last updated: 2010-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark