The incidence of stroke in the industrial world is still high. Most of the patients are suffering from paresis of the affected side, speech and cognition problems. Modern concepts of motor learning after stroke favouring a task-specific repetitive high-intensity therapy approach to promote motor outcome. In the last couple of years robot-assisted therapy became an important part of modern rehabilitation after stroke. But so far there is no clear evidence that robot assisted therapy in combination with conventional therapy is more effective than conventional therapy alone to promote motor functions after stroke.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
conventional therapy means: 50 min individual physiotherapy and 60 min individual occupational therapy per work day (5x per week)for four consecutive weeks
individual physiotherapy +individual occupational therapy+ robotic gait assisted therapy
Prasat Neurological Institute
Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC, 0-5)
Description of ambulation level of the individual patient, whether and if, how much support is needed.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Barthel index (BI, 0-100)
Assesses independence in activity of daily living
Time frame: 4 weeks
Berg Balance Scale (BBS, 0-56
Assesses balance abilities.
Time frame: 4 weeks
REPAS -Muscle tone (REPAS, 0-52)
Sum score to assess muscle tone for the major joints of the upper and lower extremities.
Time frame: 4 weeks
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