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AFO Study

What: Comparative Effectiveness of Off-the-Shelf (OTS) vs. Custom-made Ankle-Foot Orthosis in Individuals with Stroke.

Groups:

Crossover Study: 80

  • 3 mo p stroke

  • semi-rigid OTS or poly articulating AFO

  • 12-75% norm walking velocity

V1: Orthotics, cast

V2: Orthotics, brace fitting

V3: PK lab, BL tests

V4-6: PK lab, change brace after each

V7-8: Last brace and Equipment return​

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Measures: 

V3:

  • Muscle strength

  • Walking endurance

  • Fitbit x2 (wrist & AFO)

  • EMA Qs daily

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V4-6:

  • Electrode insertion

  • Muscle strength

  • Insoles to measure walking

  • Video recording of walking

  • Fitbit x2 (wrist & AFO)

  • EMA Qs daily

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V7:

  • Fitbit x2 (wrist & AFO)

  • EMA Qs daily

 

V8: Equipment return

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Created by the Pathokinesiology Lab for the Southern California Spinal Cord Injury Model System. This website is supported by the Administration of Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award (NIDILRR Grant 90SIMS004) with funding by ACL/HHS and The Craig Neilsen Foundation (Grant #641474). The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by ACL/HHS, the U.S. Government, or other funding sources.

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