Treadmill Therapy and Brain Injuries

The Effect of Treadmill Therapy With Body Weight Support on Walking and Transfer in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ambulatory Deficits After Stroke

Introduction.

• There is a demand for evidence whether treadmill therapy is more efficient than traditional walking training as an intervention for patients with hemiplegia after cerebral stroke.

Design.

• A randomized controlled trial.

Material.

• Stroke patients with moderate to severe functional deficits referred to inpatient medical rehabilitation.

Method.

• Comparing a treatment group receiving treadmill training with body weight support with a treatment group receiving conventional walking training.

Study aim:

• Investigate whether treadmill therapy is more effective than traditional functional training in restoring walking and transfer in patients with moderate to severe ambulatory deficits after stroke.

See "Brief Summary".

Inclusion Criteria:

• Cerebral stoke
• Hemiplegia
• Primary rehabilitation
• Medical stable
• Wheelchair user
• Dependent of assistance for walking
• Dependent of maximum one person for transfer
• No physical impairments that could prevent walking ability from being restored
• Able to participate in the training modalities

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medical unstable
• Orthopaedic or other impairments preventing relearning walking
• Cognitive impairments that prevents understanding the study information
• Cognitive or psychological impairments that prevents study collaboration