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Effect of AFO resistance in dorsiflexion on the gait of post-stroke individuals in recovery phase

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K01577
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
Research InstitutionInternational University of Health and Welfare

Principal Investigator

Yamamoto Sumiko  国際医療福祉大学, 医療福祉学研究科, 教授 (30302102)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords歩行分析 / 脳血管障害 / 下肢装具 / 脳卒中患者 / Ankle-foot orthosis / stroke / stiffness / gait / power absorption / 片麻痺者 / 脳卒中 / 短下肢装具 / 回復期 / 制動力
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The gait of using an AFO with an oil damper (AFO-OD) without dorsiflexion resistance, was compared with a nonarticulated AFO, which has dorsiflexion resistance, in a randomized controlled trial.
Forty-one patients in the subacute phase of stroke were randomly allocated to two groups to undergo gait training for 1 h daily over 2 weeks by physiotherapists while wearing each AFO. A motion capture system was utilized to measure the gait with the allocated AFO after training. Unpaired t-test or Mann Whitney U test was performed to clarify the difference between the two AFO groups, with a significance level of p=0.05.
Thirty-six patients completed the study. The ankle joint was more dorsiflexed throughout the gait cycle and peak ankle power absorption was larger in stance in the AFO-OD group compared with the nonarticulated AFO group. The results showed that the dorsiflexion resistance of an AFO restricted the movement and the muscle power around the ankle joint.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

片麻痺者の歩行に対して、装具の有無を比較した研究は数多く存在するが、装具の機能の違いが歩行に及ぼす影響を調べた研究はほとんど行われていない。本研究で得られた結果は、片麻痺者の歩行練習において適切な装具を選定する際に有用な情報となる。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2022 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Ankle?foot orthosis with an oil damper versus nonarticulated ankle?foot orthosis in the gait of patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial2022

    • Author(s)
      Yamamoto Sumiko、Motojima Naoyuki、Kobayashi Yosuke、Osada Yuji、Tanaka Souji、Daryabor Aliyeh
    • Journal Title

      Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

      Volume: 19 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1186/s12984-022-01027-1

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Biomechanical analisys of gait of stroke patients and their improvement by Ankle-Foot-Orthosis2019

    • Author(s)
      Sumiko Yamamoto
    • Organizer
      Motion analysis in rehabilitation including prosthetics/orthotics
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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