Long Term Split Belt Treadmill Training for Stroke Recovery

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Conditions studied: Stroke, Hemiparesis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether split belt or conventional treadmill training can be used to treat walking pattern deficits from stroke and to determine whether this improves gait asymmetry and metabolic efficiency.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01646216

Run by

Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.

People needed

34

Starts

2012-06-07

Expected to finish

2017-09-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-01-14

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• stroke or hemiparesis (>6 months post stroke)
• able to walk but has residual gait deficit (including those who walk with a cane or walker)
• This is their first and only stroke
• Able to walk for 5 minutes at their self-paced speed
• Adults age 20-80

You may not qualify if…

• Cerebellar signs (e.g.ataxic hemiparesis)
• Any neurologic condition other than stroke
• Insulin dependent diabetes
• Congestive heart failure
• Peripheral artery disease with claudication
• Pulmonary or renal failure
• Unstable angina
• Uncontrolled hypertension (>190/110 mmHg)
• Dementia
• Severe aphasia
• Orthopedic or pain conditions that limit walking
• Total joint replacement in the lower extremities
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• Motion Analysis Lab in the Kennedy Krieger Institute — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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