Effect of the provision of a cane on walking and social participation in individuals with stroke: protocol for a randomized trial.
Patrick Roberto Avelino, Lucas R Nascimento, Kênia K P Menezes, Aline A Scianni, Louise Ada, Luci F Teixeira-Salmela
PMID 29246455WHAT IT FOUND
No results yet.
This protocol plans to test whether a single-point cane improves walking speed and participation in people with chronic stroke who walk slowly. It reports no participants or outcomes, so it gives no evidence to change cane prescribing.
What this paper is
This is a protocol for a planned randomized trial of providing a single-point cane to people with chronic stroke who walk slowly. It describes the intended participants, allocation, intervention, control condition, and outcomes, but it reports no participants or outcomes. There is no finding to act on, and it does not tell clinicians whether cane provision improves walking or participation.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this protocol as evidence that canes improve walking or participation. It reports no participants or outcomes, so no effect has been tested.