Status:
COMPLETED
Lower Limb Flexor Synergy Training in Chronic Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study evaluates whether a 4-week exercise training program focusing on lower limb flexors can improve lower limb motor function late after stroke. It is hypothesized that there would be significa...
Detailed Description
It is known that the muscles that flex the hip, knee, and ankle joints are responsible for bringing the leg up and forward during walking and for a successful recovery from a slip or trip. Many previo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Time post-stroke between 6 months and 3 years
- Able to walk with or without an assistive device for 7 m independently
- Abnormal flexor synergy in both hip and knee joints (score 1 or 2) on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment Lower Extremity section II: Volitional movement within synergies (Fugl-Meyer et al., 1975)
- Walk slower than 1 m/s
- Able to understand and follow simple instructions
- Agree not to participate in strength training or supervised physical therapy during and for at least 4 weeks after the completion of training
- Previous participation in the physical therapy program for stroke without experiencing excessive symptoms (shortness of breath, headache, prolonged fatigue)
Exclusion
- Current symptomatic coronary artery disease or congestive heart failure
- History of myocardial infarction
- Uncontrolled hypertension (\>150/90 mm Hg)
- Lower limb fracture in the past 6 months
- Lower limb joint or muscular problems
- Acute or terminal illness
- Current participation in strength training or supervised physical therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 3 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
3 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03833544
Start Date
June 3 2019
End Date
November 1 2022
Last Update
May 8 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39216