RECRUITING

Tracking Post-stroke Walking Improvements From the Clinic Into the Home

Study Overview

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Description

The purpose of this proposal is to use novel video-based movement tracking technology to measure gait quality after stroke - in the home. Current rehabilitation practice assesses walking in the highly controlled 'ideal' clinical environment. The implicit assumption by clinicians and researchers is that the way people walk in the clinic (their best capacity) reflects the way they walk in the real-world (true performance). With advances in computer vision and development of pose estimation algorithms, it is now possible to directly measure how people are walking in their homes. It is critical that researchers apply this technology to examine the basic assumptions that underlie current rehabilitation practice. Here, a video-based pose estimation workflow will be used to 1) contrast the gait patterns of persons post-stroke as observed in-clinical vs. in-home settings, and 2) map the rate of deterioration of clinically-derived walking improvements, in the home. This methodology has been used to accurately measure gait kinematics in people with stroke as they walk in laboratory, however this study now seeks to use these methods to record people with stroke as they walk in their natural home environments. The ultimate outcome of this project will not only be freely-available video-based workflow modified for home-based gait assessments, but also preliminary data revealing how people with stroke walk in the real world.

Official Title

Tracking Post-stroke Walking Improvements From the Clinic Into the Home

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-08-25
Study Completion:2024-08-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05454007

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:21 Years to 90 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * stroke \>6 months prior
  2. * hemiparetic gait pattern with step length difference of 4cm or greater
  3. * able to ambulate whiteout physical assistance from another person (use of an assistive device are acceptable), gait speed \>/= 0.2m/s
  4. * normal or corrected-to-normal vision
  1. * neurological condition other than stroke
  2. * aphasia limiting comprehension of task instructions pregnancy
  3. * uncontrolled hypertension (\> 150/90 mmHg at rest)
  4. * dementia, cognitive impairments, or psychiatric disorders limiting the ability to provide informed consent
  5. * epilepsy
  6. * orthopedic or pain conditions limiting walking
  7. * concurrent engagement in physical therapy or other research study.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kendra M Cherry-Allen, PhD, PT,DPT
CONTACT
541-259-0473
kcherryallen@westernu.edu

Principal Investigator

Kendra Cherry-Allen, PhD, PT, DPT
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Western University of Health Sciences

Study Locations (Sites)

Western University of Health Sciences
Lebanon, Oregon, 97355
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Western University of Health Sciences

  • Kendra Cherry-Allen, PhD, PT, DPT, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Western University of Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-08-25
Study Completion Date2024-08-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-08-25
Study Completion Date2024-08-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • gait
  • step length asymmetry
  • walking

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Stroke