NCT07036900Completed
Effects of Flexion and Extension Type Arm Slings on Walking Kinematics and Balance in Stroke Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Nov 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
In the clinic, stroke patients are seen to use flexor or extensor type arm slings, but no study was found investigating the effects of these different types of arm slings on walking kinematics and balance. The aim of the presented study was to investigate the effects of different types of arm slings on walking kinematics and balance in stroke patients and to compare them with healthy individuals.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- First submitted
- 17 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 30 Dec 2024
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07036900
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Participants enrolled: 20
- From 30 Dec 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Jan 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Cancer diagnosis
- Presence of a neurological or orthopedic condition other than stroke,
Other
- Severe visual impairments,
- Cerebellar involvement
- Upper extremity Brunnstrom stage ≤ 3,
- Inability to understand and follow commands or lack of cooperation
Who the study is looking for
- Stroke diagnosis,
- Age 18-80,
- Independent ambulation (Functional Ambulation Category-FAS ≥ 2),
- Modified Ashworth Scale-MAS ≤2 for gastrocnemius and biceps muscles,
- Ability to walk 10 m independently or with assistive device, (6) physician approval for an exercise program.
- Healthy individuals without any additional neurological or orthopaedic diseases that may affect balance and gait,
- Age 18-80
- Physician approval for an exercise program.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahçeşehir Liv Hospital Neur-on Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Istanbul | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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