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What is WalkAide?

WalkAide® is an electronic device which automatically stimulates muscle contraction to counteract foot drop.

Manufacturer's WalkAide site

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Foot drop 30 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Other 16 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Improve mobility 6 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Weakness in legs 3 0
Dragging foot 1 1 Efficacy_major
Weakness in left leg 1 0

See all 55 patients currently using WalkAide

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 10

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with WalkAide

Pain in lower leg 1
must do good skin care if not skin will break down where electrodes are placed 1
Not working as well 1
Skin rash and burns 1
Nerve pain in calf 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 44%
Other 3   Other: 33%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 22%
Expense 1   Expense: 11%

See all 9 patients who’ve stopped using WalkAide

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using WalkAide

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of WalkAide

Always
 11 79%
Usually
 2 14%
Sometimes
 1 7%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of WalkAide

Very
 1 7%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 3 21%
Not at all
 10 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of WalkAide

$200+
 6 75%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 13%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 13%

Report created on May 25, 2012.