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Filter by:Muscle behaviour of calf muscles can be studied during dynamic conditions using dynamic ultrasound. In particular, the medial gastrocnemius is suitable for measurements with dynamic ultrasound due to its superficial location. With this measurement technique, the muscle behavior during walking can be observed gaining insight into the mechanism of action of this muscle during a functional task. This technique has already been used in other populations (such as children with cerebral palsy) but not yet in individuals after a stroke. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess the muscle behavior of the medial gastrocnemius during walking in persons after stroke. There are 3 concrete objectives of the current study: 1. is the technique feasible to perform in persons after stroke? 2. does the use of the dynamic echoprobe change gait patterns? 3. can differences between persons after stroke and healthy controls be detected? This data can be used as pilot data for project applications in the future that will allow to design larger studies. Therefore, 10 stroke patients and 10 age- and gender-matched healthy controls will walk on a treadmill for 3x2 minutes after a familiarisation period of 6 minutes. During 1 x 2 minutes, subjects will walk without using the dynamic ultrasound. This recording aims to measure the normal gait pattern of the subjects. During the other 2x2 minutes, subjects will walk using the dynamic ultrasound at 2 different locations on the calf. Once with the ultrasound probe on the centre of the muscle belly to visualise muscle fibre bundles and once on the muscle tendon transition, from which muscle belly and tendon length can be derived. The use of ultrasound or not will be randomized to exclude the effect of fatigue on the outcome measures.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical performance of the investigational REEV SENSE gait tracker to measure gait features in subjects with post-stroke gait impairment. REEV SENSE is intended to be used by trained healthcare professionals as a simple procedure adapted to clinical routine. The reference method for performance comparison will be motion capture.
Monitoring of non-motor manifestations of reflex locomotion according to Professor Vojta in laboratory conditions on healthy woman probands.
Individuals surviving Chronic Ischemic Stroke have lingering walking deficits long after their infarct. The main goal of this study is to compare two high intensity treadmill walking programs to see which improves walking more. The main question we aim to answer is: How does blood flow restricted high-intensity treadmill training impact walking function? Participants will be randomly separated into two groups. One group will perform the high intensity treadmill training with blood flow restriction on their Stroke affected leg, while the second group performs high intensity treadmill training only. Every week participants will be asked to walk on the treadmill for a total of 75 minutes during 2x 1-hour sessions. On visit 1, participants will undergo strength, balance, and walking testing. They will then be treated 2x weekly for 4 weeks (visit 2-9) and be re-tested to track progress on visit 10. Participants will again be treated 2x weekly for 4 more weeks (visit 11-18) and be tested to see the end results on visit 19. Researchers will then compare both groups to see if blood flow restriction training changes walking function, strength, and balance.
The Ceriter Stride One (CSO) is a "smart sole" with pressure sensors. The sole allows data on the displacement of the body's centre of gravity (COG), as well as spatiotemporal parameters, to be obtained via pressure recordings. Logarithms, released on the data captured by the sole, make it possible to recognise propulsion (forward movement of the CG), accompanied by a reduction in step length (festination) or feet remaining standing (freezing of gait). When the system registers incipient propulsion, an audio signal ("stop") is generated via an audio device and app on the mobile phone. The CSO aims to make the pwP stop before balance disturbance can occur, preventing further propulsion and falls. The aim of the study is to explore the short-term effects of the CSO in terms of reducing (preventing) freezing of gait and fall risk in a pilot group of pwP whose functionality is limited (Hoehn and Yahr 4). Short-term impact on gait (episodes of freezing of gait, mean step length, mean gait speed) will be evaluated and user satisfaction surveyed.
This study was planned to examine the effects of different focuses (external and internal focus)of attention on functional walking and balance in children with cerebral palsy. Individuals with CP between the ages of 6-18 will be included in the research. It was planned to include 24 individuals in total, 12 individuals in each group.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if operant conditioning can reduce spasticity in order to improve walking in stroke patient. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Can participants self-regulate reflex excitability - Can participants self-regulate reflex, reduce spasticity and improve walking Participants will undergo surface stimulation to evoke spinal reflexes and will be asked to control these reflexes therefore reducing spasticity. Researchers will compare result to able bodied participants to see if [insert effects]
Correcting of the lack of regularity in steps is a key component of gait rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease. The proposal is to introduce adaptive spatial auditory cueing (ASAC) based on verbal instruction "lengthen the step" automatically delivered when the stride length decreased below a predetermined threshold. The present study compared the effect of usual rhythmic auditory cueing versus ASAC used during a walking training in Parkinson's disease.
The purpose of this project is to examine and compare the immediate and long-term effects of combined Botulinum toxin type A(BoNT-A) injection with exoskeleton Robotic assisted gait training (RABT) in patients with post-stroke stiff-knee gait.
Walking difficulties are common symptoms after stroke, significantly reducing quality of life. Walking recovery is therefore one of the main priorities of rehabilitation. Wearable powered exoskeletons have been developed to provide lower limb assistance and enable training for persons with gait impairments by using typical physiological movement patterns. Exoskeleton were originally designed for individuals without any walking capacities, such as subjects with a complete spinal cord injury. Recent systematic reviews suggested that lower limb exoskeletons could be valid tools to restore independent walking in subjects with residual motor function, such as persons post-stroke.The aim of the study was to identify the end-users needs and to develop a user-centered-based control system for the TWIN lower limb exoskeleton to provide an efficient post-stroke rehabilitation of gait. The investigators thus carried out the development and validation through evaluation sessions performed on healthy clinical experts and persons with stroke to evaluate TWIN-Acta usability, acceptability, and barriers of usage. A phase two includes a pilot study of efficacy of using the TWINActa for gait rehabilitation for persons with stroke.