N/A
N=49
Understanding Different Parameters in Locomotor Training (a Type of Walking Training) for Person After a Stroke
Stroke
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00712179 ↗Enrolled (actual)
49
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: Diagnostic — 1.57; 1.57; 1.55; 1.56 Z-score — p=0.981
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- —
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Oct 2011
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Diagnostic |
1.57; 1.57; 1.55; 1.56; 1.64; 1.38 | 0.981 |
Summary
This is a research study to understand how people who have experienced a stroke walk in order to develop better and more effective types of therapy. Data collected from people who have experienced a stroke and healthy individuals will be used to compare a neurologically healthy person to someone, which has sustained an injury.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- adults at least 18 years old;
- able to provide informed consent;
- able to follow three-step motor command;
- have a single unilateral stroke;
- medically stable (i.e. asymptomatic for bladder infection, decubiti, osteoporosis, cardiopulmonary disease, pain, or other significant medical complications that would prohibit or interfere with walking;
- able to stand with assistance and/or ambulate 15 meters with or without an assistive device or brace and no greater than standby physical assistance.
Exclusion Criteria
- weight > 300 pounds due to limitations in body weight support systems;
- body size which is incompatible with harnesses;
- pregnancy;
- presence of significant musculoskeletal problems that limit hip and knee extension or ankle plantarflexion to neutral;
- self selected walking speed below 0.3 m/s; and
- history of congestive cardiac failure, unstable angina, or peripheral vascular disease.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00712179). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.