Actively Recruiting
Variable Intensive Early Walking Post-Stroke - 2 (VIEWS-2)
Led by Indiana University · Updated on 2026-03-27
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
300 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
I
Indiana University
Lead Sponsor
N
Northwestern University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The proposed research will evaluate the individual and combined effects of task-specificity and intensity of rehabilitation interventions on locomotor function, community mobility and quality of life in patients with subacute (1-6 months) post-stroke.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Variable Intensive Early Walking Post-Stroke - 2 (VIEWS-2)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Sub-acute stroke between 1 and 6 months
- Hemiparesis with Fugl-Meyer score below 34 and no cerebellar deficits
- Ability to walk 10 meters with or without assistance but slower than 1.0 m/s; assistive devices and below-knee bracing allowed
- Ability to sit unsupported for over 30 seconds
- Ability to follow 3-step commands
- Provide informed consent and have medical clearance to participate
- Must be able to consent or have a legal representative provide consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Significant cardiovascular, metabolic, or respiratory diseases limiting exercise (including recent heart attack, heart failure, high blood pressure, uncontrolled diabetes, advanced kidney disease, serious infections, psychiatric illness, or cancer)
- Presence of absolute criteria requiring exercise test termination during treadmill evaluation (e.g., moderate to severe chest pain, certain heart changes)
- Orthopedic or neurological disorders limiting walking to less than 50 meters before stroke
- Receiving physical therapy at baseline testing
- Prescribed botulinum toxin doses over 50 units in leg muscles above the knee; if doses over 50 units are below the knee, must use ankle-foot orthosis
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46254
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
G
George Hornby
CONTACT
C
Chris Henderson
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
FACTORIAL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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