Self-pacing treadmill walking to even out step length after stroke or brain injury
Compares self-pacing and fixed-speed treadmills in people with one-sided weakness after stroke or brain injury.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Clinical Validation of Self-Pacing Algorithms on Step Length Symmetry in Hemiplegic Populations
Key facts
- Where
- Omaha, 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 19 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT07759063, who can take part
Where in United States
- Quality Living, Inc.Omaha, United StatesNo longer taking part
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
- Quality Living, Inc.
- Trial code
- NCT07759063
- Record updated
- 11 August 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of self-pacing algorithms in promoting step-length equalization in people with weakness on one side of the body. The main question it aims to answer is:Read full original descriptionShow less
Clinical Validation of Self-Pacing Algorithms on Step Length Symmetry in Hemiplegic Populations
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of self-pacing algorithms in promoting step-length equalization in people with weakness on one side of the body. The main question it aims to answer is:
• How does walking on a treadmill that uses self-pacing algorithms to adjust speed affect stride length in comparison to walking on a treadmill without self-pacing capability? Researchers will compare study participants to themselves when walking on a self-pacing treadmill compared to walking on a fixed-pacing treadmill to see if a difference exists in the equalization of left- and right-sided stride length.
Participants will walk for two minutes at a self-selected pace to warm up and establish a baseline walking speed. They will then walk for 1 - 3 minutes either on a self-pacing treadmill or a fixed-pacing treadmill. A 3-minute seated rest break will follow. Then participants will walk for another 1 - 3 minutes using the treadmill not used in the first walking trial.
Inclusion: Current client of Quality Living, Inc., in Omaha, NE; 19 to 75 years of age; Speak and understand English; Can ambulate overground for at least 10 minutes with or without use of aids; Medically cleared for treadmill exercise; Hemiparesis secondary to stroke or traumatic brain injury.
Exclusion: Has not retained power of attorney for healthcare.