Status:

COMPLETED

Walking Balance Training Post-Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

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 l...

Detailed Description

Background: People with chronic stroke (PwCS) have substantial walking balance dysfunctions that limit independence and participation in walking activities. There is a pressing need to develop effecti...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 18 to 80 years of age;
  • diagnosis of hemiparetic stroke;
  • more than 6 months post-stroke;
  • ability to ambulate over ground for 10 meters with or without a single cane, and/or ankle-foot orthosis.

Exclusion

  • cognitive impairment (score of ≤22/30 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale);
  • aphasia (score of ≥71/100 on the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test);
  • excessive spasticity in lower limbs (score of \> 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale);
  • unable to tolerate 10-min. of standing;
  • enrollment in concurrent physical therapy;
  • use of braces/orthotics crossing the knee joint;
  • known pregnancy;
  • severe cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or other neurological conditions affecting gait and balance.
  • brainstem and/or cerebellar lesion
  • perinatal stroke

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 18 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 2 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

33 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06090604

Start Date

August 18 2023

End Date

May 2 2025

Last Update

July 8 2025

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Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611