NCT04974840

Thera-band Resisted Treadmill Training for Chronic Stroke Patients

Effects of Thera-band Resisted Treadmill Training on Walking Ability in Chronic Stroke Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sang-I Lin · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if treadmill training combined with thera-band resistance to body support and forward propulsion would be more effective than treadmill training alone in improving over-ground walking ability and reducing energy cost in chronic stroke patients. This study will also characterize the neuromuscular and kinematic strategies to adapt to resisted treadmill walking in non-impaired adults and stroke patients.

Detailed description

This study includes chronic stroke patients who will be randomly assigned to treadmill training combined with thera-band or treadmill training alone group to receive 30 min per session, 2 sessions per week for 8 weeks walking training . Functional balance (Berg Balance Scale), gait characteristics during preferred and maximal speed level walking, and oxygen uptake during 5-minute bouts of treadmill walking will be assessed before and after training and at 2-month follow-up. Clinical sensorimotor function assessment, including hand grip strength, plantar sensitivity, stroke rehabilitation assessment of movement and Fugl-Meyer lower extremity motor scale will also be conducted for subject characterization.

Conditions

• Chronic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Treadmill training combined with/ without thera-band	Treadmill walking training with thera-band Treadmill walking training without thera-band

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-31
• Completion: 2024-07-31
• First posted: 2021-07-23
• Last updated: 2022-04-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan