Investigating Effects of High-intensity Gait Training on Gait, Balance and Depression Post-stroke
NCT ID: NCT06373107
Last Updated: 2025-07-11
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Basic Information
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TERMINATED
NA
3 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-12-01
2025-05-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The findings from this study will help the researchers and clinicians decide how to help people with stroke better. Further, the findings will determine how depressive symptoms, health literacy, and other factors such as language and education affect attendance to therapy.
About 24 subjects will take part in this research.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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High intensity gait training
Participants will receive 20 sessions of vigorous walking practice. These sessions are 2-3 times a week.
High intensity gait training
Participants will practice walking that is vigorous enough to keep their heart rate over a certain level during their physical therapy sessions. During the sessions, participants will walk and step vigorously enough to keep the heart rate between 60-80% of their maximum heart rate. Maintaining this heart rate during exercise helps to improve heart health and walking, which can affect people after a stroke.
Interventions
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High intensity gait training
Participants will practice walking that is vigorous enough to keep their heart rate over a certain level during their physical therapy sessions. During the sessions, participants will walk and step vigorously enough to keep the heart rate between 60-80% of their maximum heart rate. Maintaining this heart rate during exercise helps to improve heart health and walking, which can affect people after a stroke.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* English or Spanish speaking
* A diagnosis of stroke (intracerebral hemorrhage or acute ischemic stroke)
* Referred to LVHN Outpatient Neurologic Rehab (hereafter referred to as outpatient PT)
Exclusion Criteria
* \> 220 pounds (100 kg)
* Height \< 5'0" or \> 6'4"
* Unable to take a few steps with assistance
* A score of ≥ 50/56 on Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
* A score of ≥ 26/30 on Functional Gait Assessment (FGA)
* Resting blood pressure \>180/110 mmHg
* Resting heart rate \> 120 bpm
* Severe cardiac disease (New York Heart Association Classification IV)
* Severe spasticity (Modified Ashworth score \> 3)
* Unstable spine or unhealed pelvic/limb fractures
* Active heterotrophic ossification impacting lower extremity range of motion
* Significant lower or upper extremity contractures
* Inability to achieve neutral ankle dorsiflexion with 12° of knee flexion
* Pregnancy
* Colostomy
* Poor skin integrity
* Unresolved deep vein thrombosis
* Lower limb prosthesis or amputation
* Leg length discrepancies \> 0.5 inches for upper legs, 0.75 inches for lower legs
* ROM restrictions preventing normal, reciprocal gait
* Inability to stand for \> 3 minutes due to pain or orthostatic hypotension
* Pusher syndrome
* Cortical blindness
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Lehigh Valley Health Network
OTHER
Alvernia University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Soo Yeon Sun, PT, PhD
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Soo Yeon Sun, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Alvernia University
Locations
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Lehigh Valley Health Network Outpatient Neurologic Rehab
Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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2117651-2
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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