Testing walking-focused rehabilitation intensity after stroke recovery
Compares intense and gentle walking-focused rehabilitation in adults recovering from stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Variable Intensive Early Walking Post-Stroke - 2 (VIEWS-2)
Key facts
- Where
- Indianapolis, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 85 years old?
Source: NCT05727930, who can take part
Where in United States
- Rehabilitation Hospital of IndianaIndianapolis, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Indiana University
- Trial code
- NCT05727930
- Record updated
- 27 March 2026
- Original description
The proposed research will evaluate the individual and combined effects of task-specificity and intensity of rehabilitation interventions on locomotor function, community mobility and quality of life in patients with subacute (1-6 months) post-stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
Variable Intensive Early Walking Post-Stroke -2 (VIEWS-2)
The proposed research will evaluate the individual and combined effects of task-specificity and intensity of rehabilitation interventions on locomotor function, community mobility and quality of life in patients with subacute (1-6 months) post-stroke.
Inclusion: Sub-acute stroke (1-6 months); Hemiparesis (Fugl-Meyer <34) without cerebellar deficits; Ability to ambulate with or without physical assistance over 10 meters but < 1.0 m/s and assistive devices and below-knee bracing is allowed; Ability to sit > 30 seconds without upper-extremity support or physical assistance; Ability to follow 3-step commands; Provision of informed consent and medical clearance from a supervising physician or medical provider to participate; Must have the ability to consent or have a legal health care power of attorney or legally authorized representative to consent for participation on their behalf.
Exclusion: Significant cardiovascular, metabolic, or respiratory disease that limits exercise participation (e.g. previous myocardial infarction < 3 months prior, uncompensated congestive heart failure, resting blood pressure > 210/110 mmHg, uncontrolled diabetes, end-stage renal disease, severe infectious or psychiatry disease, or advanced malignancy); If during the graded-treadmill exercise evaluation, the participant presents with absolute criteria for termination of exercise testing during initial testing (e.g. moderate to severe angina, ST elevation > 1.0mm without preexisting Q wave secondary to prior MI, signs of poor perfusion, etc); Any orthopedic or neurological disorders that limited walking to <50m prior to stroke onset; Cannot receive physical therapy once baseline testing begins; If patients are prescribed botulinum toxin for their lower extremities will be excluded only if the dosage for any specific muscle is >50 units in leg muscles above the knee. If doses are > than 50 units in leg muscles below the knee, the participant will use an ankle-foot orthosis to minimze contributions of those mscles to locomotor function.