Testing Walking Training With Resistance and Feedback After Stroke
Tests treadmill walking training with resistance and feedback in adults recovering from stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Optimizing Gait Symmetry After Stroke Using Mechanical Constraints and Sensory Feedback
Key facts
- Where
- Galveston, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of Texas Medical BranchGalveston, United StatesTaking people
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- 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
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
- Trial code
- NCT07087769
- Record updated
- 1 April 2026
- Original description
This single-session study aims to evaluate a novel gait training protocol that integrates mechanical constraints and sensory feedback to enhance paretic leg propulsion in individuals post-stroke. The study will include 15 individuals who have experienced a stroke and 15 healthy adults, each aged 20 years or older. Participants will walk on both tied-belt and split-belt treadmills under various training conditions, including backward-directed resistance (applied at the pelvis, ankle, or both) and real-time sensory feedback (visual, auditory, or combined). These interventions will be applied individually and in combination to identify the most effective environment for promoting symmetrical gait patterns. Each session will last approximately two hours. The equipment used is non-invasive, and the risk to participants is minimal.Read full original descriptionShow less
Optimizing Post-Stroke Gait Symmetry: Integrating Mechanical Constraints and Sensory Feedback to Enhance Paretic Leg Propulsion
This single-session study aims to evaluate a novel gait training protocol that integrates mechanical constraints and sensory feedback to enhance paretic leg propulsion in individuals post-stroke. The study will include 15 individuals who have experienced a stroke and 15 healthy adults, each aged 20 years or older. Participants will walk on both tied-belt and split-belt treadmills under various training conditions, including backward-directed resistance (applied at the pelvis, ankle, or both) and real-time sensory feedback (visual, auditory, or combined). These interventions will be applied individually and in combination to identify the most effective environment for promoting symmetrical gait patterns. Each session will last approximately two hours. The equipment used is non-invasive, and the risk to participants is minimal.
Inclusion: Aged 20 years or older; For stroke group: clinical diagnosis of stroke at least 1 month prior to participation; Ability to walk at least 10 meters with or without assistive devices; For healthy group: able to walk independently without assistive devices.
Exclusion: Poorly controlled diabetes (e.g., foot ulceration); Progressive neurological disease; Medically unstable condition; Congestive heart failure or unstable angina; Peripheral vascular disease; Severe neuropsychiatric conditions (e.g., dementia, cognitive deficits, severe depression); Life expectancy less than one year; Comatose or unable to follow three-step commands; Amputation of any lower limb; Blindness; Significant musculoskeletal impairments affecting gait.