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Home-based FES Training in People With Chronic Stroke
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago
Summary
This project will examine the feasibility, safety and effect of home-based functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied to different lower limb muscles in combination with task-specific training on gait, balance and mobility in adults with chronic stroke. 30 individuals with chronic stroke will first undergo initial screening and baseline walking, mobility, balance and strength assessments in the laboratory. After determining their eligibility for the study, they will undergo 12-weeks of home-based FES and task-specific training. Following the initial screening (week 1) and pre-intervention assessment (week 2), participants will be trained in the lab for 6 sessions (week 3-4) for a FES home program and then given a FES home kit (FES device and an android tablet). Participants will then undergo home-training for 2 weeks (week 5-6) followed by mid-training assessment (week 7). Again, participants will undergo 4-weeks of home training (week 8-11) and final assessment at the end of training (week 12). This project has the following specific aims: Aim 1: To investigate the feasibility, safety and efficacy of 12-weeks of home-based FES and task-specific training in adults with chronic stroke. Aim 2: To examine the effect of 12-weeks of home-based FES and task-specific training on mobility, gait and balance (anticipatory and reactive balance) in adults with chronic stroke.
Official title: Feasibility and Efficacy of Home-Based Functional Electrical Stimulation and Task-Specific Training in Adults With Chronic Stroke
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 90 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2022-12-10
Completion Date
2026-03-30
Last Updated
2025-09-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Functional Electrical Stimulation
12-weeks of training sessions that include initial screening and clinical assessment (Week 1-2), onsite training sessions (Week 3-4), home training sessions (Week 4-8). There will also be pre (Week 1), mid (Week 7) and post-training (Week 12) assessment. Each session will consist of a 10-minute warm-up session with 5-6 stretching exercises. Warm-up will be followed by a 30 minute training session comprising of mobility, balance and walking exercises with FES. This will be followed by a cool down session for 10-minutes comprising of 5-6 muscle stretches. The participant will first watch video of the each exercise on the android tablet and then perform the exercises.
Locations (1)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States