Is the 6-Minute Walking Test Combined With an IMU Useful in Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment?

Is the 6-Minute Walking Test Combined With an IMU Useful in Stroke Rehabilitation Assessment? A Pilot Observational Study

This Observational study aims at the evaluation of stroke subjects with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) during the execution of a 6-Minute Walking test, to evaluate the associations between the kinematic parameters retrieved trough an IMU and the classical outcome scales. Moreover compare the stroke subjects with age-matched healthy subjects, and detect the differences of gait kinematic.

Stroke Group

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age >= 18;
• Mini-Mental State Examination ≥ 24;
• Ability to provide written informed consent and to understand the test instructions;
• Presence of a single stroke.

Exclusion Criteria:

• More than one stroke;

  . Stroke area other than the cerebral cortex;

• Concomitant neurological disease and pathology of the locomotor system.

Healthy Group

Inclusion Criteria:

- Volunteers with age similar to the Stroke group subjects

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any disease that could affect the performance in terms of metres walked and quality of gait.