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N/A N=49

Understanding Different Parameters in Locomotor Training (a Type of Walking Training) for Person After a Stroke

Stroke

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

OutcomeResultp-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.
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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.

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