ArticleFrontiers in neurology2017
Stepping to the Beat: Feasibility and Potential Efficacy of a Home-Based Auditory-Cued Step Training Program in Chronic Stroke.
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- Effects of rhythmic auditory stimulation on motor function and balance ability in stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical randomized controlled studies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
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- Effects of rhythmic auditory cueing on stepping in place in patients with Parkinson's disease.Medicine · 2019Trial
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- Reconsidering music in stroke rehabilitation: a scoping review from auditory stimulus to relational process.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Home-Based Gait Interventions for Adults with Stroke: A Scoping Review.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Review
- Effect of aquatic-treadmill training on cerebrovascular function and gait in community-dwelling stroke survivors: a feasibility and preliminary efficacy study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Auditory rhythmical cueing to improve gait in community-dwelling stroke survivors (ACTIVATE): a pilot randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Acceptability and deliverability of an auditory rhythmical cueing (ARC) training programme for use at home and outdoors to improve gait and physical activity post-stroke.Archives of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- A general procedure to measure the pacing of body movements timed to music and metronome in younger and older adults.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Adapting Footfall Rhythmicity to Auditory Perturbations Affects Resilience of Locomotor Behavior: A Proof-of-Concept Study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Auditory rhythmical cueing to improve gait and physical activity in community-dwelling stroke survivors (ACTIVATE): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2020Article
- Gait Asymmetry Post-Stroke: Determining Valid and Reliable Methods Using a Single Accelerometer Located on the Trunk.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- A Review on the Relationship Between Sound and Movement in Sports and Rehabilitation.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Review
- A Novel Square-Stepping Exercise Program for Older Adults (StepIt): Rationale and Implications for Falls Prevention.Frontiers in medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundHemiparesis after stroke typically results in a reduced walking speed, an asymmetrical gait pattern and a reduced ability to make gait adjustments. The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of home-based training involving auditory cueing of stepping in place.
methodsTwelve community-dwelling participants with chronic hemiparesis completed two 3-week blocks of home-based stepping to music overlaid with an auditory metronome. Tempo of the metronome was increased 5% each week. One 3-week block used a regular metronome, whereas the other 3-week block had phase shift perturbations randomly inserted to cue stepping adjustments.
resultsAll participants reported that they enjoyed training, with 75% completing all training blocks. No adverse events were reported. Walking speed, Timed Up and Go (TUG) time and Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) scores (median [inter-quartile range]) significantly improved between baseline (speed = 0.61 [0.32, 0.85] m⋅s
conclusionThis pilot study suggests that auditory-cued stepping conducted at home was feasible and well-tolerated by participants post-stroke, with improvements in walking and functional mobility. No differences were detected between regular and phase-shift training with the metronome at each assessment point.
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