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Responses to Backward Walking Training Post-Stroke
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Approximately 15,000 Veterans are hospitalized for stroke each year with new cases costing an estimated $111 million for acute inpatient, $75 million for post-acute inpatient, and $88 million for follow-up care over 6 months post-stroke. The investigators have previously established the effectiveness of a backward walking training program to improve gait and balance in post-stroke Veterans. To best serve Veterans in this era of personalized medicine, there is a current need to determine the appropriate training dose as well as which post-stroke Veterans would most benefit. This study addresses both needs as it will 1) test responses to two different doses (18 vs. 27 sessions) of backward walking training and 2) assess brain activity, measured by magnetic resonance imaging, before and after training intervention to determine its ability to predict rehabilitation response as well as brain mechanisms of behavioral change.
Official title: Brain and Behavioral Responses to Backward Walking Training Post-Stroke
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2021-11-08
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-04-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Backward Walking Training
Participants will receive 27 sessions of backward walking training. Each session wil consist of 20 minutes of gait training on a treadmill and 20 minutes of gait training over ground.
Backward Walking Training
Participants will receive 18 sessions of backward walking training. Each session wil consist of 20 minutes of gait training on a treadmill and 20 minutes of gait training over ground.
Locations (2)
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, Florida, United States
Brooks Rehabilitation
Jacksonville, Florida, United States