Tokyo, April 22 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061328) titled 'Perceptual judgment ability of individuals with stroke when avoiding obstacles' on April 21.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Chiba Prefectural University of Health and Sciences Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Physical Therapy

Condition: Condition - Stroke Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To examine whether individuals with stroke can correctly judge whether or not they rotate their bodies when avoiding obstacles (when passing through narrow spaces), use the staircase method, a psychophysical technique. Basic objectives2 - Safety

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old

Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - The participants had residual hemiparesis. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (a) walking for at least 1 month after a first-time stroke, (b) ability to walk independently >100 m with or without an assistive device and (c) no range of motion restrictions that affected passing behavior such as trunk rotation restrictions. Key exclusion criteria - The exclusion criteria were as follows: (a) neurological, orthopedic, or other disorders that could affect walking; (b) history of visual deficits; (c) visual field deficits and visual spatial neglect; and (d) score below 24 on the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Target Size - 20

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2015 Year 12 Month 05 Day Date of IRB - 2015 Year 12 Month 15 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2015 Year 12 Month 15 Day Last follow-up date - 2016 Year 03 Month 15 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070169

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