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Gait training assisted by multi-channel functional electrical stimulation early after stroke: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Effect of a Single Session of Functional Electrical Muscle Stimulation During Walking in Patients with Hemiparesis After Stroke: A Pilot Pre-Post Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Hybrid and adaptive control of functional electrical stimulation to correct hemiplegic gait for patients after stroke.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023Article
- A Sensor-Based Multichannel FES System to Control Knee Joint and Reduce Stance Phase Asymmetry in Post-Stroke Gait.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Advances in neuroprosthetic management of foot drop: a review.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2020Review
- Combined Therapy With Functional Electrical Stimulation and Standing Frame in Stroke Patients.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
- Treadmill training augmented with real-time visualisation feedback and function electrical stimulation for gait rehabilitation after stroke: a feasibility study.BMC biomedical engineering · 2019Article
- A novel hinged ankle foot orthosis for gait performance in chronic hemiplegic stroke survivors: a feasibility study.Biomedical engineering letters · 2018Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMany stroke survivors suffer from paresis of lower limb muscles, resulting in compensatory gait patterns characterised by asymmetries in spatial and temporal parameters and reduced walking capacity. Functional electrical stimulation has been used to improve walking capacity, but evidence is mostly limited to the orthotic effects of peroneal functional electrical stimulation in the chronic phase after stroke. The aim of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effects of up to 10 weeks of multi-channel functional electrical stimulation (MFES)-assisted gait training on the restoration of spatiotemporal gait symmetry and walking capacity in subacute stroke patients.
methodsIn a proof-of-principle study with a randomised controlled design, 40 adult patients with walking deficits who are admitted for inpatient rehabilitation within 31 days since the onset of stroke are randomised to either MFES-assisted gait training or conventional gait training. Gait training is delivered in 30-minute sessions each workday for up to 10 weeks. The step length symmetry ratio is the primary outcome. Blinded assessors conduct outcome assessments at baseline, every 2 weeks during the intervention period, immediately post intervention and at 3-month follow-up. DISCUSSION: This study aims to provide preliminary evidence for the feasibility and effectiveness of MFES-assisted gait rehabilitation early after stroke. Results will inform the design of a larger multi-centre trial.
trial registrationThis trial is registered at the Netherlands Trial Register (number NTR4762 , registered 28 August 2014).
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