Error Based Learning for Restoring Gait Symmetry Post-Stroke

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Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

Many of the 780,000 people affected by stroke each year are left with slow, asymmetric walking patterns. The proposed project will evaluate the effectiveness of two competing motor learning approaches to restore symmetric gait for faster, more efficient, and safer walking.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01598675

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

48

Starts

2012-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ability to walk >10 m overground without physical assistance
• overground comfortable gait speed (CGS) < 1.0 m/s (using assistive devices and bracing below the knee as needed)
• able to walk independently on the treadmill at >80% CGS
• exhibits stance time and/or step length asymmetry during CGS

You may not qualify if…

• cerebellar lesion
• uncontrolled cardiorespiratory/metabolic disease (cardiac arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes, orthostatic hypertension, chronic emphysema)or other neurological or orthopedic disorders that may affect gait training
• botulinum toxin to the lower limb in the past 6 months
• a history of balance deficits or unexplained falls not related to the stroke
• uncontrolled seizures
• concurrent physical therapy
• Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE) < 24
• communication impairments which could impede understanding of the purpose or procedures of the study or an inability to comply with experimental procedures

Where it is running

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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