Use of Hand-held Dynamometry to Obtain Objective Measures of Lower Extremity Force Production With Chronic Stroke

Description

This study wants to know if using handheld dynamometry (HHD) to test leg strength in persons who have had a stroke, will reduce mistakes and give therapists better information to use for therapy. This study will collect normal values of leg muscle peak force production, cumulative peak force production, and sustained peak force production in patients with chronic stroke.

Conditions

Chronic Stroke, Weakness, Muscle

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Study overview

This study wants to know if using handheld dynamometry (HHD) to test leg strength in persons who have had a stroke, will reduce mistakes and give therapists better information to use for therapy. This study will collect normal values of leg muscle peak force production, cumulative peak force production, and sustained peak force production in patients with chronic stroke.

Use of Hand-held Dynamometry to Obtain Objective Measures of Lower Extremity Rate of Peak Force Production, Cumulative Peak Force Production, and Sustained Peak Force Production Among Patients With Chronic Stroke

Use of Hand-held Dynamometry to Obtain Objective Measures of Lower Extremity Force Production With Chronic Stroke

Condition
Chronic Stroke
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Nashville

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37209-2069

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Age 18 years or older
  • * Stroke \> 3 months
  • * Ability to follow two-step commands
  • * Ability to assume all test positions and maintain for duration of testing (i.e. upright seated, prone, side lying, supine)
  • * Lower extremity contractures preventing full passive range of motion (ROM)
  • * Vital signs contraindicated for exercise (i.e. resting heart rate \> 100 bpm \< 50 bpm, resting systolic blood pressure \> 200 mmHg or \< 90 mmHg, resting diastolic blood pressure \> 110 mmHg, oxygen saturation \< 90%)
  • * Symptoms contraindicated for testing (i.e. shortness of breath, angina, dizziness, severe headache, sudden onset of numbness or weakness, painful calf suggestive of deep vein thrombosis)
  • * Active infection and/or injury at location of testing site
  • * Other diagnosed co-morbidities that would impact physical participation

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Vanderbilt University Medical Center,

Study Record Dates

2025-07-26