Efficacy of an insole shoe wedge and augmented pressure sensor for gait training in individuals with stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Gait retraining using the I-ShoWS set-up was more effective in restoration of gait speed, standing and walking symmetry and balance than a conventional treatment programme. These results indicate the benefit of implementing feedback during gait retraining.

Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Gait of Stroke Patients

“…The increase in gait velocity may be due to increased step length and cadence in agreement to that reported by sungkarat et al, (2010) (12) . The results of present study revealed a statistical significant increase of step cycles/sec in the study compared to the control group post treatment.…”

Effects of Wearable Sensor-Based Balance and Gait Training on Balance, Gait, and Functional Performance in Healthy and Patient Populations: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

“…Sample sizes ranged from 20 to 40. Dropouts were reported in 5 studies with similar rates in WS and control group [14,27,29,31,32] . One unsupervised study reported 1 dropout specifically relating to handling problems with the WS system [27] .…”

“…RCTs were performed in patients with PD ( n = 2) [27,28] , stroke ( n = 1) [29] , PD/stroke ( n = 1) [30] , peripheral neuropathy, either relating to diabetes ( n = 1) [31] or chemotherapy ( n = 1) [32] , and healthy ( n = 1) [33] , or frail older adults with confirmed fall risk ( n = 1) [14] . The average age of the samples ranged from 52.1 to 84.9 years.…”

“…One study used wearable plantar pressure sensors [29] and another one combined wearable plantar pressure sensors and IMUs [30] ( Table 2 ). IMUs were used for measuring kinematic data of body segments in order to provide feedback about center of mass [14,28,[31][32][33] or lower extremity movement [14,27,[30][31][32] .…”

“…IMUs were used for measuring kinematic data of body segments in order to provide feedback about center of mass [14,28,[31][32][33] or lower extremity movement [14,27,[30][31][32] . Wearable plantar pressure sensors were used to cue weight symmetry distribution between feet while standing (i.e., % body weight loading on the paretic leg) or weight variation during stance phase while walking (i.e., single support time asymmetry ratio) [29,30] . In all studies, the information from sensors was translated into a visual, audio, vibratory, or combination of 2 or more feedbacks.…”