RECRUITING

Movement Amplification Gait Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke

Study Overview

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Description

Stroke is a leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting approximately 795,000 people annually. The Veteran's Health Administration provides over 60,000 outpatient visits for stroke-related care annually at a cost of over $250 million. Among ambulatory people with chronic stroke (PwCS), impaired balance is a common health concern that substantially limits mobility (those with the worst balance walk the least). This project will explore adaptive strategies employed by PwCS in balance challenging environments and if a novel gait training intervention using a robotic device to amplify a person's self-generated movements can improve walking balance. The development of effective interventions to increase walking balance among PwCS will positively impact Veterans' health, quality of life, and ability to participate in walking activities.

Official Title

Movement Amplification Gait Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-08-15
Study Completion:2026-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06400186

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 80 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * History of chronic stroke (more than 6 months post-stroke) with weakness on one side
  2. * Ability to ambulate over ground for 10 meters with or without a single cane, and/or ankle-foot orthosis
  3. * Ability to tolerate 10 minutes of standing
  1. * Presence of cognitive impairment (score of 22/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale (MoCA))
  2. * Presence of aphasia (score of 71/100 on the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test (MAST))
  3. * Excessive spasticity in lower limbs (score of \> 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale
  4. * Severe cardiovascular and pulmonary disease affecting gait and balance
  5. * History of recurrent fractures or known orthopedic problems in the lower extremities (i.e. heterotopic ossification) affecting gait and balance
  6. * Concomitant central or peripheral neurological injury (i.e. traumatic head injury or peripheral nerve damage in lower limbs) affecting gait and balance
  7. * Evidence of cerebellar ataxia
  8. * Presence of unhealed decubiti or other skin compromise
  9. * Enrollment in concurrent physical therapy or research involving gait or balance training
  10. * Use of braces/orthotics crossing the knee joint
  11. * Known pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Keith E Gordon, PhD
CONTACT
(708) 202-8387
Keith.Gordon2@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Keith Edward Gordon, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

Study Locations (Sites)

Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, 60201
United States
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
Hines, Illinois, 60141-3030
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Keith Edward Gordon, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-08-15
Study Completion Date2026-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-08-15
Study Completion Date2026-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • gait
  • balance
  • walking
  • locomotion
  • stroke
  • rehabilitation robotics

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Chronic Hemiparetic Stroke