TY - JOUR
T1 - Treadmill training post stroke
T2 - Are there any secondary benefits? A pilot study
AU - Smith, Patricia S.
AU - Thompson, Mary
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Objective: To explore the secondary benefits of treadmill training for people in the chronic stage of recovery from stroke. Design: Modified random assignment, matched-pair control group design with repeated measures. Setting: Outpatient stroke centre. Participants: Twenty individuals post first stroke who acknowledged walking slower than pre stroke. Participants matched by side of hemiparesis and motor impairment. Interventions: Twelve 20-minute sessions of walking on a treadmill or weekly phone call. Main outcome measures: Depression (Beck Depression Index), mobility and social participation (Stroke Impact Scale 3.0 subscales) were assessed initially, at the end of 12 treatments (four weeks) and six weeks later. Results: No significant difference was found between groups for any dependent measure. The ANOVA to investigate main effects in each group found no significant findings in the control group; however in the treatment group significant improvements over time for depression (P = 0.005, P < 0.001), mobility (P = 0.008) and social participation (P = 0.004) were demonstrated. Conclusions: A task-specific intervention designed to improve gait speed may potentially provide secondary benefits by positively impacting depression, mobility and social participation for people post stroke.
AB - Objective: To explore the secondary benefits of treadmill training for people in the chronic stage of recovery from stroke. Design: Modified random assignment, matched-pair control group design with repeated measures. Setting: Outpatient stroke centre. Participants: Twenty individuals post first stroke who acknowledged walking slower than pre stroke. Participants matched by side of hemiparesis and motor impairment. Interventions: Twelve 20-minute sessions of walking on a treadmill or weekly phone call. Main outcome measures: Depression (Beck Depression Index), mobility and social participation (Stroke Impact Scale 3.0 subscales) were assessed initially, at the end of 12 treatments (four weeks) and six weeks later. Results: No significant difference was found between groups for any dependent measure. The ANOVA to investigate main effects in each group found no significant findings in the control group; however in the treatment group significant improvements over time for depression (P = 0.005, P < 0.001), mobility (P = 0.008) and social participation (P = 0.004) were demonstrated. Conclusions: A task-specific intervention designed to improve gait speed may potentially provide secondary benefits by positively impacting depression, mobility and social participation for people post stroke.
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U2 - 10.1177/0269215508088988
DO - 10.1177/0269215508088988
M3 - Article
C2 - 18955431
AN - SCOPUS:55349097511
SN - 0269-2155
VL - 22
SP - 997
EP - 1002
JO - Clinical Rehabilitation
JF - Clinical Rehabilitation
IS - 10-11
ER -