Optimizing Gait Symmetry After Stroke

This study is testing a new way to improve walking after a stroke. It uses a special treadmill that can have different speeds for each leg (split-belt) and can also apply gentle resistance to your pelvis or ankle. You'll also get real-time feedback (like visual cues or sounds) about your walking. The goal is to help your weaker leg push off the ground more effectively and make your walking more even. Researchers want to see how these methods, alone or combined, can best help people who have had a stroke. The study includes 15 people who have had a stroke and 15 healthy adults, all aged 20 or older. The main thing they're measuring is how much your weaker leg pushes off the ground during a single, approximately two-hour session. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This is a single-session interventional study involving 30 participants (15 stroke survivors and 15 healthy adults). It tests different treadmill conditions, mechanical resistance, and sensory feedback.
What's involved
You would have a one-time visit lasting about one to two hours. This includes signing a consent form, sharing medical history, having your weight, height, and heart rate monitored, and assessing your walking capacity.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint is measured within a single session (approximately 2 hours), suggesting no long-term follow-up after the session.

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NCT07087769

Optimizing Gait Symmetry After Stroke Using Mechanical Constraints and Sensory Feedback

Recruiting
NAAges 20+InterventionalBasic science
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
~30 participants
Updated 2026-04-01 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Treadmill Walking with Split-Belt and/or Tied-Belt ConditionsMechanical Resistance (Pelvis and/or Ankle) depending on participant's walking capacitySensory Feedback Training

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in Paretic Leg Propulsive Force
Measured over Within a single session (approximately 2 hours)
Stroke
Split-belt Treadmill
Resistance Exercise
Feedback
Gait Training

NCT07087769

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 Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, Texasstudy 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.

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  • Change in Paretic Leg Propulsive ForceWithin a single session (approximately 2 hours)

    Peak anterior ground reaction force of the paretic leg will be measured using an instrumented split-belt treadmill . Changes in propulsive force under different treadmill and resistance/feedback conditions will be analyzed to evaluate improvements in gait symmetry.