Exercise training improves walking function in an African group of stroke survivors: a randomized controlled trial
Objective: To evaluate the effects of treadmill walking and overground walking exercise training on recovery of walking function in an African group of stroke survivors. Design: Prospective, randomized controlled study. Setting: Outpatient stroke rehabilitation unit in a tertiary hospital. Subjects:...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical rehabilitation 2011-05, Vol.25 (5), p.442-450 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Objective: To evaluate the effects of treadmill walking and overground walking exercise training on recovery of walking function in an African group of stroke survivors.
Design: Prospective, randomized controlled study.
Setting: Outpatient stroke rehabilitation unit in a tertiary hospital.
Subjects: Sixty patients with chronic stroke (≥3 months).
Intervention: All subjects received individual outpatient conventional physiotherapy rehabilitation for 12 weeks. In addition, subjects in Group A (n = 20) received treadmill walking exercise training (TWET) while those in Group B (n = 20) received overground walking exercise training (OWET). Those in Group C (control) (n = 20) received conventional physiotherapy rehabilitation only.
Main measures: Outcome measures were (i) 10-metre walk time (10MWT) test and (ii) six-minute walk distance (6MWD) test. These were evaluated at entry into the study and at the end of every four weeks. Paired t-tests were used to evaluate the significance of the difference between pre-training and post-training scores on the two measures (P |
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ISSN: | 0269-2155 1477-0873 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0269215510389199 |