Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Training in Severe Post-Stroke Walking Impairment
Lead Sponsor:
University of Cincinnati
Conditions:
Stroke
Chronic Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Difficulty walking is common after a stroke. Although physical rehabilitation helps a little with the improvement of walking ability, recovery is usually incomplete. The purpose of this study is to ex...
Detailed Description
Severe walking impairment after stroke is defined as the inability to walk faster than 0.4 meters per second and impacts nearly twenty-five percent of chronic stroke survivors. Walking speed is a key ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-80 years of age
- Walking speed less than or equal to 0.4 meters/second
- Ability to maintain greater than or equal to 0.3mph speed for 6-minute interval on the treadmill
- Able to walk independently (cane and hemi-walker acceptable)
- Ambulate \>10 meters over ground with the Free Step Harness System (as a safety precaution)
- Discharged from formal rehabilitation
Exclusion
- Unstable cardiac status which would preclude participation in a moderate-intensity exercise program.
- Significant language barrier which might prevent the participant from following instructions during training and testing.
- Adverse health condition that might affect walking capacity (severe arthritis, significant pulmonary disease significant ataxia, or severe hemi-neglect)
- Severe lower extremity spasticity (Ashworth \>2)
- Depression (\>10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire, if untreated).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 15 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04721860
Start Date
October 15 2020
End Date
June 30 2024
Last Update
September 19 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267