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NCT number NCT01952613
Other study ID # Kessler-RP-R03-1
Secondary ID 1R03NS082950-01
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received September 24, 2013
Last updated August 16, 2017
Start date April 2013
Est. completion date April 2016

Study information

Verified date August 2017
Source Kessler Foundation
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Our proposal quantitatively analyzes gait dynamics of hemiplegic individuals in response to the Function Electrical Stimulation (FES) intervention and identifies the responders to the intervention. This study will improve our knowledge of FES intervention and help clinicians strategize the FES interventions more effectively based on the responders' gait characteristics, thus supporting the NINDS' fundamental goal of translating basic and clinical discoveries into better ways to prevent and treat neurological disorders.


Description:

Hemiplegia with associated foot drop occurs in 50% of the stroke survivors and frequently impairs an individual's ability to walk. Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) based neuroprosthetic devices have been developed to correct foot drop. The efficacy of these devices were initially examined by Liberson el al. who demonstrated that electrical stimulations could assist in restoring functional movements in paralyzed limbs. In addition to assistance with foot drop, these devices have showed significant improvements in biomechanical variables such as walking speed, distance, stride length and physiological cost for individuals with stroke. In order to comprehensively understand the effect of electrical stimulations on gait recovery, it is critical to analyze the dynamic aspects of gait and measure gait variability during the functional electrical stimulation intervention. In the proposed investigation, we will determine the 'gait symmetry' of FES assisted walking using bilateral cyclograms of the ankle and knee over a period of 6 months. This novel approach will account for the dynamics and complexity of balance by measuring the deviations of joints from a line of symmetry at every instance of gait cycle and will provide better measure of gait symmetry. Utilization of this outcome measure will allow us to understand the role of electrical stimulation at ankle and how this effect gets translated to the knee and hip joints during walking. The changes in the surface electromyograms (EMGs) of selective muscle groups will demonstrate how FES can contribute to muscle re-training after stroke. We will use advanced signal processing algorithms to remove FES artifact from the EMG signal in order to comprehensively analyze the carry-over effect of the FES intervention. Finally, we will employ Principal Component Analysis (PCA) - an advanced data mining technique to track and quantify the overall gait recovery process of individuals with stroke using pattern classification algorithms. The gait symmetry measure and the EMGs will be statistically classified to see their clear separation at baseline and 6 month intervals. This classification will allow us to identify the individuals who were most responsive to the intervention. This information is critical and will allow researchers and clinicians to re-strategize the rehabilitation process. Such scientific evaluation will provide the base for further development and implementation of FES devices or technologies, thus supporting the NINDS' fundamental goal of translating basic and clinical discoveries into better ways to treat neurological disorders.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 10
Est. completion date April 2016
Est. primary completion date May 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 75 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Must have sustained a stroke at least 6 months prior to study enrollment

- Must have hemiplegia with foot drop

- Must have positive response to peroneal nerve stimulation resulting in adequate dorsiflexion of the ankle

- No current usage of Functional Electrical Stimulations for the treatment of foot drop

- No history of injury or pathology to the unaffected limb

- Must be able to walk independently or with close supervision, for 25 feet without WalkAide or any assistive device

Exclusion Criteria:

- Orthopedic pathologies or history that will interfere with ambulation or limit the range of motion of the lower limbs

- Neuromuscular pathologies or history that will interfere with neuromuscular function, ambulation, or limit the range of motion of the lower limbs (e.g., myasthenia gravis, Eaton-Lambert syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

- Neurological pathologies (e.g., multiple sclerosis)

- Serious lung or heart conditions that could severely limit their ability to walk

- Current involvement in any other study that can affect the results of this study

- Inability or unwillingness to comply with study procedures, follow-up requirements and follow instructions

Study Design


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Intervention

Device:
FES
In phase 1, five subjects (randomly chosen) will be provided the FES device and instructed to use it for ambulation for the 6 months. At the baseline visit, gait data will be collected from this group. On the 6 month follow up visit, same data collection procedure will be performed and the devices will be collected back from the subjects. After performing quality check on these devices, phase 2 of the data collection will start by providing the devices to the other five subjects and their baseline data will be collected.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Kessler Foundation West Orange New Jersey

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Kessler Foundation National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Gait Symmetry The kinematic data (3D Marker coordinates) obtained from ankle, knee and hip will be used for creating the bilateral cyclograms. The anterior-posterior angles will be plotted on the x-axis and the medial-lateral angles on y-axis. The equation for the gait symmetry will be based on the perpendicular distance of each point (representing the knee (or ankle) position) from the symmetry line and from origin on 2-D cyclogram plot. 6 Months
Secondary Surface Electromyogram (EMG) EMG activation timing and amplitudes 6 Months
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