Actively Recruiting
Movement Amplification Gait Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke
Led by VA Office of Research and Development · Updated on 2025-08-17
30
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
97 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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VA Office of Research and Development
Lead Sponsor
N
Northwestern University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Movement Amplification Gait Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- History of chronic stroke (more than 6 months post-stroke) with weakness on one side
- Ability to walk over ground for 10 meters with or without a single cane and/or ankle-foot orthosis
- Ability to tolerate standing for 10 minutes
You will not qualify if you...
- Cognitive impairment with a score of 22 or lower on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment scale
- Aphasia with a score of 71 or lower on the Mississippi Aphasia Screening Test
- Excessive lower limb spasticity with a score greater than 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale
- Severe heart or lung disease affecting walking and balance
- History of repeated fractures or known orthopedic problems affecting walking and balance
- Other neurological injuries affecting walking and balance
- Signs of cerebellar ataxia
- Unhealed pressure sores or skin problems
- Currently enrolled in physical therapy or research involving gait or balance training
- Use of braces or orthotics that cross the knee joint
- Known pregnancy
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60201
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL
Hines, Illinois, United States, 60141-3030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Keith E Gordon, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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