The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Gait Performance on Forty Chronic Stroke Patients Evaluated by STEADYs Gait Assessment.

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT07575620

Cairo University40 enrolled

Overview

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of blood flow restriction on gait performance on stroke patients. The main question it aims to answer is: Is there a significant effect of blood flow restriction on gait performance on stroke patients?

Blood flow restriction using pneumatic cuffs combined with low load resistance training has been demonstrated to increase muscle size and strength similar to that observed with traditional high load resistance training. This study may add missing information to the existing literature and suggests directions for research on the effectiveness of blood flow restriction training on gait performance in stroke patients.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke Gait Rehabilitation

Interventions

Blood flow restriction trainingOTHER

Using BFRT combined with Resistance Exercises

Resistance Exercises for lower limb affectedOTHER

Resistance Exercises using weights applied from different positions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic stroke patients more than 6 months. * Ages of the patients will range from 40 to 65 years. * The degree of spasticity ranged from 1 to 1+ grade (mild spasticity) according to the Modified Ashworth Scale. * Ability to walk 10 m. * Medically stable patients. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with lower limb oedema. * Patients with disability in visual, auditory, and vestibular systems. * Resting systolic blood pressure\>160 mmHg or resting diastolic blood pressure\>100 mmHg. * Cognitive deficits preventing them from undergoing the assessments, exercise program or informed consent process. * Major neurological or musculoskeletal deficits from another diseases that could affect training. * Patients with lower limb deep vein thrombosis. * Patients who have any vascular problems.

Locations (1)

Outpatient Clinics of faculty of physical therapy Cairo University

Giza, الجيزة, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The changes in gait performance

Using STEADYS gait assessment system all patients will be assigned to measure the gait phases and gait parameters pre and post study to assess if there is differences.

Time frame: Pre study each patient will be included in the assessment as walking for 2 minutes wearing the IMU sensors and post study after 6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

The changes of scoring of dynamic gait index

The DGI has 8 items each item with a scoring from 0 which means severe impairment in and 3 which means no gait dysfunction with a total score of 24. It is applied to evaluate gait deviations and risk of falling in people with neurological disorders.

Time frame: Each patient will be assigned to do every item of the DGI in 10 minutes Pre and post study

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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