NMES for Balance and Fall Risk in Chronic Stroke
This study is looking at how neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), specifically functional electrical stimulation (FES), affects balance and walking in people who have had a stroke. Researchers want to see if applying FES to leg muscles can improve how people react to unexpected slips or trips and help them walk better. You might be able to join if you are 18-90 years old, had a stroke more than six months ago, can walk independently (with or without a cane), speak English, and can follow instructions. The main goal is to see if FES reduces falls in a lab setting. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 20 participants. It will test how FES affects balance and walking.
- What's involved
- You would perform a protocol involving slips and trips while standing and walking, both with and without FES applied to your leg muscles.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The primary endpoint, laboratory falls, is measured at baseline (first novel slip/trip, Session 2, Week 1).
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Effect of NMES on Balance and Fall Risk in Chronic Stroke
At a glance
Conditions
NCT04957355
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinoisstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Tanvi Bhatt, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Illinois at Chicago
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Laboratory FallsBaseline (1st Novel slip/trip, Session 2, Week 1)
The outcome of a perturbation trial is dichotomous with #1 being a fall, which is assigned if the force detected by the load-cell exceeded 30% of the participant's body weight after perturbation or if the researcher assists the participant to attain a standing position following perturbation. Otherwise, the outcome is regarded as a non-fall (#0). Laboratory falls are reported in percentage (%), defined as the number of falls experienced during perturbation trials related to the total number of perturbation trials.