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Walking Balance Training Post-Stroke
Sponsor: Northwestern University
Summary
Stroke is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States, affecting \~795,000 people annually. Among ambulatory people with chronic stroke, impaired balance is common and substantially limits mobility (those with the poorest balance walk the least). This project will explore if a novel gait training intervention using a robotic device to amplify a person's self-generated movements can improve walking balance in people with chronic stroke. The development of effective interventions to increase walking balance among people with chronic stroke will positively impact quality of life and ability to participate in walking activities.
Official title: Movement Amplification Training to Enhance Walking Balance Post-Stroke
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
33
Start Date
2023-08-18
Completion Date
2026-05-02
Last Updated
2026-05-26
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
High intensity gait training in a balance challenging Movement amplification environment
For Aim 2, each participant will engage in ten 45-min high-intensity gait training sessions performed in a Movement Amplification Environment (MAE). Training sessions will occur 2x/week and led by a licensed Physical Therapist. The goal of each training session is to achieve 40-min of stepping practice within a targeted range of heart rate (HR) of 70 to 80% of estimated age-predicted HR max and perceived excursion (RPE) in a MAE. Each session will begin and end with a 2.5-min warm-up and cool down, with 40-min of training using two 10-min Speed-training blocks and two 10-min Balance-training blocks. Balance training activities will include lateral maneuvers, head turns, obstacle negotiation, and backward walking. The MAE gain, training speeds and balance activities will be progressively increased within and across sessions to challenge the participant.
Locations (1)
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States