Effectiveness of additional trunk exercises on gait performance: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence is lacking concerning the effect of additional trunk rehabilitation on gait performance. Investigating gait performance by both clinical and biomechanical outcome measures might lead to new scientific insights into the importance of the trunk during gait rehabilitation in people suffering from stroke. This protocol was written according to the SPIRIT 2013 Statement.

Methods and design

An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial will be conducted in patients with impaired trunk control after stroke. A total of 60 patients will be randomly allocated to the control or the experimental group by means of sealed opaque envelopes. They will receive either 16 h of additional trunk exercises (experimental group) or cognitive exercises (controls) for 1 h a day,

SUBMITTER: Van Criekinge T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5455138 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature