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Neuromuscular and Biomechanical Control of Lower Limb Loading in Individuals With Chronic Stroke

NCT03694028 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 25

Last updated 2022-10-04

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Summary

Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability in the U.S. Individuals with hemiparesis due to stroke often have difficulty bearing weight on their legs and transferring weight from one leg to the other. The ability to bear weight on the legs is important during functional movements such as rising from a chair, standing and walking. Diminished weight transfer contributes to asymmetries during walking which commonly leads to greater energy expenditure. Moreover, deficits in bearing weight on the paretic leg contribute to lateral instability and are associated with decreased walking speed and increased risk of falling in individuals post-stroke. These functional limitations affect community participation and life quality. Thus, restoring the ability to bear weight on the legs, i.e., limb loading, is a critical goal for rehabilitation post-stroke. The purpose of this research is to identify the impairments in neuromechanical mechanisms of limb loading and determine whether limb loading responses can be retrained by induced forced limb loading.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Limb Loading

Participants will be assigned to one of two interventions. The intervention will occur 3 times a week for six weeks (18 sessions) each session for one hour.

OTHER

Conventional Training

Participants will be assigned to one of two interventions. The intervention will occur 3 times a week for six weeks (18 sessions) each session for one hour.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Vicki L Gray, MPT, PhD · Assistant Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-02-04
Primary Completion
2022-06-02
Completion
2022-06-02

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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