Validation of an Obstacle Course Used in Patients With Muscle Tightness

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Spasticity, Healthy Controls

In brief

This study is being conducted to compare healthy patients versus patients with muscle tightness in their leg(s) after an acquired brain injury using walking trials time, a balance test, and foot pressure data. This data is obtained using foot pressure sensors, timers, and distance walked.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00776048

Run by

Kessler Foundation

People needed

40

Starts

2007-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-06-24

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Patients > 18 years of age
• Must wear shoe size 5½ - 11 US womens or size 6 - 13 US mens
• For treatment group be a clinical patient being treated for lower extremity spasticity

You may not qualify if…

• Age matched controls must have no significant neurological or orthopedic disease that would effect their gait
• Clinical patients who are unable to walk for 1 minute

Where it is running

• KesslerMRREC — West Orange, New Jersey, United States

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