Combining Active Living Programme (ALP) With Home-Use Wearable Technical Aids (WTA)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of adopting a home-use Wearable Technical Aids (WTA) with the structured Active Living Program (ALP) to promote community participation in young stroke patients.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Detailed Description
Two groups of patients would receive Wearable Technical Aids Training or Wearable Technical Aids Training and structured Active Living Program (ALP) for 8 sessions.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Active Living programme and wearable technical aids Active Living programme and wearable technical aids |
Device: Active Living programme and wearable technical aids
attend 6 weeks active living programme and apply wearable technical aids for 8 weeks.
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Active Comparator: Wearable technical aids Wearable technical aids |
Device: Wearable technical aids
apply wearable technical aids for 8 weeks.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Change score in Stroke Adapted 30 item version of the Sickness Impact Profile (SA-SIP 30) [before intervention, 8 weeks (after intervention )]
The quality of life scale for the people with stroke
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Change score in 10 meters walk Test [before intervention,8 weeks (after intervention)]
10 meters walk time
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
-diagnosed with foot drop with tibialis anterior muscle strength between 1 to 3- out of 5 in manual muscle testing for more than six months due to cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
Exclusion Criteria:
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pre-existing orthopedic conditions affecting ambulation
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subjects who are incompetent in giving written consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Community Rehabilitation Service Support Centre | Kowloon | Hong Kong |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Kowloon Hospital, Hong Kong
- Kwong Wah Hospital
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marko Chan, MSc, Community Rehabilitation Service Supoort Centre
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- KC/KE-17-0187/FR-3