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.
AI-generated from the public study record. Only the study team can confirm whether you're eligible — confirm details with them before making decisions.
Optimizing Gait Symmetry After Stroke Using Mechanical Constraints and Sensory Feedback
At a glance
Conditions
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.
Who to contact
Opens a ready-to-send draft in your own email app — review before sending.
What this trial measures
- 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.