Walking Study for Stroke Rehabilitation

Completed · Phase 1

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the effects of reinforcement of walking speed on recovery of walking speed over the course of inpatient rehabilitation for people after stroke. The study will also examine the relationship between short distance walking speed and walking distance over a fixed time.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00428480

Run by

University of California, Los Angeles

People needed

216

Starts

2007-05-01

Expected to finish

2009-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-11-11

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 35 years or older
• suffered a stroke from any cause that is unlikely to progress or recur within 2 years of onset (thrombotic infarct, cardioembolus, intracerebral hemorrhage)
• unilateral hemiparesis with strength of the proximal leg muscles ≤4/5
• able to follow simple instructions and understand verbal reinforcement about walking speed
• able to take 5 steps with not more than the assistance of one person

You may not qualify if…

• premorbid walking difficulty in the community, such as a prior stroke with residual impairment, arthritis with pain on stepping, dyspnea or angina on modest exertion, limited walking endurance due to cardiopulmonary or other disease
• history of dementia
• current medical disease that will limit physical therapy at the time of randomization, such as critical illness myopathy/neuropathy, serious infection, thrombophlebitis, orthostatic hypertension, decubitus ulcer, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive lung disease, organ transplantation, recent surgery (including coronary bypass), or pain with weigh bearing

Where it is running

• University of California Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, United States
• The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• University of Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Kernan Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• St. Luke's and Whiteside Institute for Clinical Research — Duluth, Minnesota, United States
• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research and Education Corporation — West Orange, New Jersey, United States
• Burke Rehabilitation Hospital — White Plains, New York, United States
• St. Luke's Hospital — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
• Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island — North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States
• Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Hospital Hochzirl — Zirl, Austria
• St. Mauritius Therapieklinik — Düsseldorf, Germany
• Father Muller Medical College — Mangalore, Karnataka, India
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences — New Dehli, India
• Fondazione Instituto San Raffaele-Giglio — Cefalù, Italy
• University of Salute, San Raffaele Hospital — Milan, Italy
• I.R.C.C.S San Camillo — Venezia, Italy
• Morinomia Hospital — Osaka, Japan
• Federal Medical Center — Abeokuta, Nigeria
• Chonnam National Medical School & Hospital — Gwangju, South Korea
• University Hospital of Vigo — Vigo, Spain
• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
• Gazi University Faculty of Medicine — Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

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