Understanding Different Parameters in Locomotor Training (a Type of Walking Training) for Person After a Stroke
This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
VA Office of Research and Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00712179
First received: July 3, 2008
Last updated: April 7, 2016
Last verified: April 2016
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Purpose
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.
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Stroke |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional |
| Official Title: | Developing Evidence-based Parameter Selection for Locomotor Training |
Further study details as provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Diagnostic [ Time Frame: During sessions- 1 day measurement ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The electromyographic (EMG) gait pattern of stroke survivors was compared with "normal" pattern using z-scores.
| Enrollment: | 49 |
| Study Start Date: | July 2008 |
| Study Completion Date: | December 2013 |
| Primary Completion Date: | October 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Stroke Survivors
Subjects walked with or with therapists' assistance at different speeds and different amounts of body weight support across conditions.
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Senior) |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Study Population
Healthy Controls and persons who have sustained a stroke
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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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00712179
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00712179
Locations
| United States, Florida | |
| North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System | |
| Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608 | |
Sponsors and Collaborators
VA Office of Research and Development
Investigators
| Principal Investigator: | Steve A. Kautz, PhD MS BS | Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC |
More Information
| Responsible Party: | VA Office of Research and Development |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00712179 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | A6365-R |
| Study First Received: | July 3, 2008 |
| Results First Received: | March 9, 2016 |
| Last Updated: | April 7, 2016 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
| Individual Participant Data | |
| Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
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Stroke walking Treadmill body weight support system |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Stroke Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 29, 2016