COMPLETED

Walking Balance Training Post-Stroke

Study Overview

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Description

Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States, affecting \~795,000 people annually. Among ambulatory people with chronic stroke, impaired balance is common and substantially limits mobility (those with the poorest balance walk the least). This project will explore if a novel gait training intervention using a robotic device to amplify a person's self-generated movements can improve walking balance in people with chronic stroke. The development of effective interventions to increase walking balance among people with chronic stroke will positively impact quality of life and ability to participate in walking activities.

Official Title

Movement Amplification Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-08-18
Study Completion:2025-05-02
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06090604

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:18 Years to 85 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. 18 to 80 years of age;
  2. 2. diagnosis of hemiparetic stroke;
  3. 3. more than 6 months post-stroke;
  4. 4. ability to ambulate over ground for 10 meters with or without a single cane, and/or ankle-foot orthosis.
  1. 1. cognitive impairment (score of ≤22/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale);
  2. 2. aphasia (score of ≥71/100 on the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test);
  3. 3. excessive spasticity in lower limbs (score of \> 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale);
  4. 4. unable to tolerate 10-min. of standing;
  5. 5. enrollment in concurrent physical therapy;
  6. 6. use of braces/orthotics crossing the knee joint;
  7. 7. known pregnancy;
  8. 8. severe cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or other neurological conditions affecting gait and balance.
  9. 9. brainstem and/or cerebellar lesion
  10. 10. perinatal stroke

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Keith Gordon, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Study Locations (Sites)

Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

  • Keith Gordon, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Assistant Professor, Northwestern University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-08-18
Study Completion Date2025-05-02

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-08-18
Study Completion Date2025-05-02

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Stroke
  • Balance control
  • Walking dysfunction

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Stroke