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Ankle Robot to Reduce Foot Drop in Stroke

NCT02483676 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2020-05-20

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Summary

Deficits in ankle control after stroke can lead to foot drop, resulting in inefficient, aberrant gait and an elevated falls risk. Using a novel ankle robot and newly invented adaptive control system, this study tests whether robotic-assisted treadmill training will improve gait and balance functions in chronic stroke survivors with foot drop impairment. It is hypothesized that, compared to treadmill training alone, integrating adaptive ankle robotics with treadmill training will reduce drop foot during independent overground walking, resulting in greater mobility, improved postural control, and reduced fall risk.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Treadmill plus anklebot

This intervention employs the use of the adaptive anklebot control system to complement treadmill exercise training over a 6-week intervention period.

BEHAVIORAL

Treadmill only

This intervention employs the use of a treadmill for gait exercise training over a 6-week intervention period

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • VA Office of Research and Development

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Steven J Kittner · Baltimore VA Medical Center VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore, MD

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-04-01
Completion
2019-06-30
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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