4-point vs 4-roll Canne as Walking Aids After Stroke

NCT ID: NCT02279069

Last Updated: 2019-10-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 32 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2017-03-31

Brief Summary

Stroke patients frequently necessitate walking aids such as 4-point canne. However, the 4-point canne has to be lifted by the patient which limited gait speed. The adjunction of small wheel below the 4 point of the canne (4-roll) gives the possibility to the patient to walk without having to lift the canne as it will roll over the ground.

The aim of our study is to compare gait parameters (gait speed and energy cost) with a classical 4-point canne and with 4-roll canne.

Detailed Description

Stroke patients frequently need walking aids such as 4-point canne. However, the 4-point canne has to be lifted by the patient which limited gait speed. The adjunction of small wheel below the 4 point of the canne (4-roll) gives the possibility to the patient to walk without having to lift the canne as it will roll over the ground.

OBJECTIVE To compare the gait parameters with a 4-point canne and with a 4-roll canne METHODS The investigators will recruited stroke patients who necessitate 4 point-canne as walking aids. A 10 meters walking test, a 6 minutes walking test, an estimated energy cost and a patient's satisfaction will be monitored with a 4-point canne (day 1) and with a 4-roll canne (day 2) in a cross-over study. The first tested device will be randomized.

PERSPECTIVE The investigators hope to demonstrate that a 4-roll canne makes possible to walk faster in a safe way after stroke

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

4-point canne

Stroke patients walk with 4-point canne

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

4-roll canne

Intervention Type: DEVICE

4-roll canne

Stroke patients walk with 4-roll canne

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

4-roll canne

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Interventions

4-roll canne

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• post stroke patient
• able to walk 10 meters

Exclusion Criteria

• cognitive impairment limiting walking capacities
• need support when walking

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 90 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University Hospital of Mont-Godinne

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Deltombe Thierry

Professeur Clinique

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Thierry Deltombe, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

CHU Dinant Godinne / UcL Namur

Geoffroy Dellicour, PT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Centre Neurologique William Lennox Ottignies

Locations

Deltombe Thierry

Yvoir, , Belgium

Countries

Belgium

Other Identifiers

MG-4roll-53/2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id