Feasibility and outcomes of supplemental gait training by robotic and conventional means in acute stroke rehabilitation.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Practicality of implementation and dosing of supplemental gait training in an acute stroke inpatient rehabilitation setting are not well studied but can have positive impact on outcomes.

Objectives

To determine the feasibility of early, intense supplemental gait training in inpatient stroke rehabilitation, compare functional outcomes and the specific mode of delivery.

Design and setting

Assessor blinded, randomized controlled trial in a tertiary Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility.

Participants

Thirty acute post-stroke patients with unilateral hemiparesis (≥ 18 years of age with a lower limb MAS ≤ 3).

Intervention

Lokomat® or conventional gait training (CGT) in addition to standard mandated therapy time.

Main outcome measures

Number of

SUBMITTER: Talaty M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10552424 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature