Internally Versus Externally Guided Body Weight-Supported Treadmill Training (BWSTT) for Locomotor Recovery Post-stroke

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Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The overriding goal of this proposal is to identify the critical physiological and biomechanical effects of BWSTT for promoting improved locomotor function in persons with post-stroke hemiparesis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00125619

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

16

Starts

2005-09-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident
• Single event
• Unilateral hemiplegia
• Locomotor disability
• Ability to walk independently 25' on level ground (may use an assistive device [cane or walker]; may NOT use a brace)
• Cognitive ability to follow 3-step commands

You may not qualify if…

• Unstable or uncontrolled blood pressure
• Uncontrolled seizures
• Severe cognitive impairment

Where it is running

• North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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