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Participants
Start Date
August 1, 2017
Primary Completion Date
August 31, 2019
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2019
Provision of a cane
The participants will receive a single-point cane and will be instructed to use it all the time during locomotion. Weekly, they will receive a phone call, to ensure that they are using the cane and to clarify any doubts. A home visit may be conducted, if necessary.
Control
The control group will be instructed to to perform stretching of the lower limb muscles daily and keep their daily activities, without the use of a cane. They will also receive weekly phone calls, to ensure similar level of attention to that of the the participants in the experimental group.
Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte
NeuroGroup Laboratory, Belo Horizonte
Federal University of Minas Gerais
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