Status:

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Blood Flow Restricted High-Intensity Treadmill Training on Independently Ambulating Chronic Ischemic CVA Survivors

Lead Sponsor:

MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

Conditions:

Stroke, Ischemic

Ambulation Disorder, Neurologic

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Individuals surviving Chronic Ischemic Stroke have lingering walking deficits long after their infarct. The main goal of this study is to compare two high intensity treadmill walking programs to see w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults 18 years or older with history of single ischemic stroke \>6months.
  • Ambulate without physical assistance over 10M with or without mobility aides and bracing in 180 seconds or less.

Exclusion

  • Concurrent physical or occupational therapy.
  • Vulnerable populations such as adults unable to consent, individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers), pregnant women, prisoners will be excluded.
  • Resting BP \>160/100mmHg even with medication.
  • People who have taken analgesics, dopamine, antipyretics, and any other drugs that can affect the function of the autonomic nervous system in the last 2 weeks and likely to be treated with such drugs during the course of the study.
  • Individuals who score 9 (greater than normal or minimal impairment) or more on the Short Blessed Cognitive Assessment (6 item) will be unable to give informed consent.
  • Any medical condition (including heart failure, unstable angina, aortic stenosis, arrhythmias, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, depression of ST-segment, previous or active deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in the hemiparetic lower extremity, pulmonary embolism (PE), bypass surgery within last 3 months.) that, in the opinion of the investigator, might jeopardize the participants' safety.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06214494

Start Date

March 1 2024

End Date

August 1 2024

Last Update

March 4 2024

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MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010