Status:

TERMINATED

A Novel Approach to Enhance True Recovery After Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Danderyd Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Conditions:

Stroke

Inpatients

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to elucidate pathophysiological mechanisms behind gait disturbances during the early recovery phase after hemiparetic stroke to identify targets for new treatment strategi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants with hemiplegia, dependence in ambulation (1- 4 according to the Functional Ambulation Categories (FAC)),
  • \>= 50 points on the Trunk Control Test.
  • Impaired dorsiflexion manifested as impaired voluntarily dorsiflexion and inability to hold the ankle in a dorsiflexed position while sitting, and for ambulatory participants, impaired dorsiflexion during swing phase and initial contact during visual inspection of gait.
  • Recommended for an ancle foot orthosis (AFO) by an experienced physiotherapist. Able to understand study information and provide informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Contracture that severely restricts gait movements in a lower limb joint,
  • cardiovascular or other somatic condition incompatible with intensive gait training,
  • notifiable infectious disease, contagious infections (e.g. MRSA or ESBL)
  • Inability to participate in the rehabilitation intervention due to behavioral or psychiatric disorder
  • when magnetic resonance imaging will be performed, additional exclusion criteria are current or history of epilepsy, metal implants in the brain/skull cochlear implants, any implanted neurostimulator, cardiac pacemaker or cardiac implants of metal and infusion device.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 29 2023

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

6 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05359367

Start Date

November 29 2023

End Date

October 30 2025

Last Update

December 10 2025

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Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd Hospital

Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden, SE-18288