Status:
TERMINATED
A Novel Approach to Enhance True Recovery After Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
Danderyd Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Conditions:
Stroke
Inpatients
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to elucidate pathophysiological mechanisms behind gait disturbances during the early recovery phase after hemiparetic stroke to identify targets for new treatment strategi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants with hemiplegia, dependence in ambulation (1- 4 according to the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC)),
- \>= 50 points on the Trunk Control Test.
- Impaired dorsiflexion manifested as impaired voluntarily dorsiflexion and inability to hold the ankle in a dorsiflexed position while sitting, and for ambulatory participants, impaired dorsiflexion during swing phase and initial contact during visual inspection of gait.
- Recommended for an ancle foot orthosis (AFO) by an experienced physiotherapist. Able to understand study information and provide informed consent.
Exclusion
- Contracture that severely restricts gait movements in a lower limb joint,
- cardiovascular or other somatic condition incompatible with intensive gait training,
- notifiable infectious disease, contagious infections (e.g. MRSA or ESBL)
- Inability to participate in the rehabilitation intervention due to behavioral or psychiatric disorder
- when magnetic resonance imaging will be performed, additional exclusion criteria are current or history of epilepsy, metal implants in the brain/skull cochlear implants, any implanted neurostimulator, cardiac pacemaker or cardiac implants of metal and infusion device.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 29 2023
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
6 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05359367
Start Date
November 29 2023
End Date
October 30 2025
Last Update
December 10 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd Hospital
Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden, SE-18288