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Optimizing Gait Symmetry After Stroke Using Mechanical Constraints and Sensory Feedback

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston · NCT07087769

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 20+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
30
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
July 25, 2025
Record last updated
April 1, 2026

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What the study is about

This single-session study aims to evaluate a novel gait training protocol that integrates mechanical constraints and sensory feedback to enhance paretic leg propulsion in individuals post-stroke. The study will include 15 individuals who have experienced a stroke and 15 healthy adults, each aged 20 years or older. Participants will walk on both tied-belt and split-belt treadmills under various training conditions, including backward-directed resistance (applied at the pelvis, ankle, or both) and real-time sensory feedback (visual, auditory, or combined). These interventions will be applied individually and in combination to identify the most effective environment for promoting symmetrical gait patterns. Each session will last approximately two hours. The equipment used is non-invasive, and the risk to participants is minimal.

Being studied: Treadmill Walking with Split-Belt and/or Tied-Belt Conditions; Mechanical Resistance (Pelvis and/or Ankle) depending on participant's walking capacity; Sensory Feedback Training

Conditions: Stroke; Split-belt Treadmill; Resistance Exercise; Feedback; Gait Training

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Aged 20 years or older

For stroke group: clinical diagnosis of stroke at least 1 month prior to participation

Ability to walk at least 10 meters with or without assistive devices

For healthy group: able to walk independently without assistive devices

Exclusion Criteria

Life expectancy less than one year

Comatose or unable to follow three-step commands

Amputation of any lower limb

Poorly controlled diabetes (e.g., foot ulceration)

Blindness

Progressive neurological disease

Medically unstable condition

Significant musculoskeletal impairments affecting gait

Congestive heart failure or unstable angina

Peripheral vascular disease

Severe neuropsychiatric conditions (e.g., dementia, cognitive deficits, severe depression)

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

    Galveston, TX 77555

    Site contact: Mansoo Ko · 409-772-9555 · mako@utmb.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Mansoo Ko, PhD · 409-747-1617 · mako@utmb.edu
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