Rehabilitation with accurate adaptability walking tasks or steady state walking: A randomized clinical trial in adults post-stroke.

Objective: To assess changes in walking function and walking-related prefrontal cortical activity following two post-stroke rehabilitation interventions: an accurate adaptability (ACC) walking intervention and a steady state (SS) walking intervention. Design: Randomized, single blind, parallel group...

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Published in:Clinical Rehabilitation Vol. 35; no. 8; pp. 1196 - 1207
Main Authors: Clark, David J, Rose, Dorian K, Butera, Katie A, Hoisington, Brooke, DeMark, Louis, Chatterjee, Sudeshna A, Hawkins, Kelly A, Otzel, Dana M, Skinner, Jared W, Christou, Evangelos A, Wu, Samuel S, Fox, Emily J
Format: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Aug2021
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          Clark, David J
          Rose, Dorian K
          Butera, Katie A
          Hoisington, Brooke
          DeMark, Louis
          Chatterjee, Sudeshna A
          Hawkins, Kelly A
          Otzel, Dana M
          Skinner, Jared W
          Christou, Evangelos A
          Wu, Samuel S
          Fox, Emily J
        affil: Brain Rehabilitation Research Center, Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL, USA
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          Walking Physiology
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Stroke Rehabilitation
          Stroke Patients
          Human
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Aged
          Aged, 80 and Over
          Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared
          Descriptive Statistics
          Functional Status
          Outcome Assessment
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Neuropsychological Tests
          Questionnaires
          Scales
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Aged: 65+ years
          Aged, 80 & over
          Male
          Female
      ab: Objective: To assess changes in walking function and walking-related prefrontal cortical activity following two post-stroke rehabilitation interventions: an accurate adaptability (ACC) walking intervention and a steady state (SS) walking intervention. Design: Randomized, single blind, parallel group clinical trial. Setting: Hospital research setting. Subjects: Adults with chronic post-stroke hemiparesis and walking deficits. Interventions: ACC emphasized stepping accuracy and walking adaptability, while SS emphasized steady state, symmetrical stepping. Both included 36 sessions led by a licensed physical therapist. ACC walking tasks recruit cortical regions that increase corticospinal tract activation, while SS walking activates the corticospinal tract less intensely. Main measures: The primary functional outcome measure was preferred steady state walking speed. Prefrontal brain activity during walking was measured with functional near infrared spectroscopy to assess executive control demands. Assessments were conducted at baseline, post-intervention (three months), and follow-up (six months). Results: Thirty-eight participants were randomized to the study interventions (mean age 59.6 ± 9.1 years; mean months post-stroke 18.0 ± 10.5). Preferred walking speed increased from baseline to post-intervention by 0.13 ± 0.11 m/s in the ACC group and by 0.14 ± 0.13 m/s in the SS group. The Time × Group interaction was not statistically significant (P = 0.86). Prefrontal fNIRS during walking decreased from baseline to post-intervention, with a marginally larger effect in the ACC group (P = 0.05). Conclusions: The ACC and SS interventions produced similar changes in walking function. fNIRS suggested a potential benefit of ACC training for reducing demand on prefrontal (executive) resources during walking.
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    language: English
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