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Last refreshed on: 22 November 2021
Main ID:  NCT02729636
Date of registration: 29/03/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Belgrade
Public title: Multi-pad FES System for Drop Foot Treatment
Scientific title: Multi-pad Functional Electrical Stimulation for Droop Foot Treatment
Date of first enrolment: October 22, 2018
Target sample size: 30
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02729636
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Serbia
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- hemiplegia caused by stroke

- inadequate ankle dorsiflexion

- passive ankle range of motion to neutral position

- adequate cognitive and communication function to give informed consent

- sufficient motor ability and endurance to ambulate at least 6 minutes of walking
independently with or without an assistive device

- calf muscle spasticity not higher than grade 3 according to the Modified Ashworth
Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

- lower motor neuron injury with inadequate response to stimulation

- skin rupture in the area of the electrodes

- history of falls greater than once a week

- multiple or infratentorial cerebrovascular lesions

- severe cardiovascular disease, severe auditory and visual impairments

- inadequate response to stimulation (range of motion elicit by maximal pleasant
stimulation lower than active range in first 5 days of the therapy).



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Foot Drop
Intervention(s)
Device: multi-pad functional electrical stimulation (FES)
Other: Conventional therapy
Primary Outcome(s)
gait speed by 10m walking test [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
motor arm impairment by Fugl Mayer assessment [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Activities of daily living by Barthel index [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
postural stability by Berg Balance scale [Time Frame: 4 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
LK-4
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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