StrokeNCT03726047
Exercise and Motor Learning After Stroke (Study #3)
A study testing Exercise in people with Stroke, run by University of Delaware at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
Subjects with chronic stroke (> 6 months post-stroke) will learn a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback. Retention of the pattern will be tested without visual feedback immediately after learning and 24 hours later. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the control group or the exercise group. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 85 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Stroke
- What is being tested?
- Exercise
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Dec 2019to Feb 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 85 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Age 18-85 Single, unilateral, chronic stroke (>6 months post-stroke), confirmed by MRI or CT scan Score >1 on question 1b and >0 on question 1c of the NIH Stroke Scale Able to walk at self-selected speed without assistance from another person Resting heart rate between 40-100 beats per minute Resting blood pressure between 90/60 to 185/100
Who cannot join
- Evidence of cerebellar stroke on clinical MRI or CT scan, because of role of cerebellum in learning Other neurologic conditions in addition to stroke Inability to walk outside the home prior to the stroke Coronary artery bypass graft or myocardial infarction within past 3 months, Musculoskeletal pain that limits walking Inability to communicate with investigators Visual field cut Neglect Unexplained dizziness in last 6 months
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, 19713
Darcy Reisman, PhD, 302-831-0508, dreisman@udel.edu
About this study
Official title: Feedback and Cognition During Locomotor Learning Post Stroke
Subjects with chronic stroke (> 6 months post-stroke) will learn a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback. Retention of the pattern will be tested without visual feedback immediately after learning and 24 hours later. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the control group or the exercise group. The control group will simply complete the learning task. The exercise group will complete 5 minutes of exercise immediately following the first retention test to test for the effects of exercise on retention 24 hours later.
Read the detailed description
Despite significant time and money spent on post-stroke rehabilitation, stroke survivors are left with reduced walking capacity and significant disability. After stroke, individuals must relearn movements that have been disrupted due to damage to the brain, therefore, enhancing motor learning is critical to improving the rehabilitation of walking after stroke. In this project investigators will examine how individual factors influence motor learning after stroke and use this information to personalize post-stroke rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Being tested
- Exercise
- Medical subject headings
- Stroke
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ExerciseBehavioural
Subjects will complete 5 minutes of exercise on an ergometer to examine the effects of exercise on retention of a newly learned walking pattern.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | Subjects will complete learning of a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback and retention will be tested immediately after and 24 hours later (without visual feedback). |
| Exercise | Experimental | Subjects will complete learning of a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback and retention will be tested immediately without visual feedback. This will be followed immediately by 5 minutes of high intensity exercise. Retention without visual feedback will them be tested again 24 hours later. Receives: Behavioral: Exercise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
24 hour retention
This is amount of learning that was retained when subjects return 24 hours later and are tested without visual feedback
Measured: 24 hours
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 Oct 2018
- Study start1 Dec 2019
- Primary completion31 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionFeb 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for StrokeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Delaware
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Darcy Reisman, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Delaware
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03726047
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1139080-3
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 30 Oct 2018
- Last updated
- 20 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Thompson ED, Bhat S, French MA, Morton S, Pohlig RT, Reisman DS. Effects of an Acute High Intensity Exercise Bout on Retention of Explicit, Strategic Locomotor Learning in Individuals With Chronic Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2023 Sep;37(9):628-639. doi: 10.1177/15459683231195039. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
PubMed 37646138
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Feedback and Cognition During Locomotor Learning Post Stroke
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03726047
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1139080-3
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of DelawareUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Feb 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 31 Oct 2018 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Subjects with chronic stroke (> 6 months post-stroke) will learn a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback. Retention of the pattern will be tested without visual feedback immediately after learning and 24 hours later. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the control group or the exercise group. The control group will simply complete the learning task. The exercise group will complete 5 minutes of exercise immediately following the first retention test to test for the effects of exercise on retention 24 hours later.
Detailed description
Despite significant time and money spent on post-stroke rehabilitation, stroke survivors are left with reduced walking capacity and significant disability. After stroke, individuals must relearn movements that have been disrupted due to damage to the brain, therefore, enhancing motor learning is critical to improving the rehabilitation of walking after stroke. In this project investigators will examine how individual factors influence motor learning after stroke and use this information to personalize post-stroke rehabilitation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (investigator)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control | No intervention | –Subjects will complete learning of a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback and retention will be tested immediately after and 24 hours later (without visual feedback). |
| Exercise | Experimental | Behavioral: ExerciseSubjects will complete learning of a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback and retention will be tested immediately without visual feedback. This will be followed immediately by 5 minutes of high intensity exercise. Retention without visual feedback will them be tested again 24 hours later. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Age 18-85 Single, unilateral, chronic stroke (>6 months post-stroke), confirmed by MRI or CT scan Score >1 on question 1b and >0 on question 1c of the NIH Stroke Scale Able to walk at self-selected speed without assistance from another person Resting heart rate between 40-100 beats per minute Resting blood pressure between 90/60 to 185/100
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Evidence of cerebellar stroke on clinical MRI or CT scan, because of role of cerebellum in learning Other neurologic conditions in addition to stroke Inability to walk outside the home prior to the stroke Coronary artery bypass graft or myocardial infarction within past 3 months, Musculoskeletal pain that limits walking Inability to communicate with investigators Visual field cut Neglect Unexplained dizziness in last 6 months
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ExerciseSubjects will complete 5 minutes of exercise on an ergometer to examine the effects of exercise on retention of a newly learned walking pattern. | Behavioural | Exercise |
Primary outcome
24 hour retention
Time frame: 24 hours
This is amount of learning that was retained when subjects return 24 hours later and are tested without visual feedback
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 May 2026.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 37646138Thompson ED, Bhat S, French MA, Morton S, Pohlig RT, Reisman DS. Effects of an Acute High Intensity Exercise Bout on Retention of Explicit, Strategic Locomotor Learning in Individuals With Chronic Stroke. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2023 Sep;37(9):628-639. doi: 10.1177/15459683231195039. Epub 2023 Aug 30.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Darcy Reisman, PhD principal investigator
University of Delaware
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Exercise in people with Stroke, run by University of Delaware at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Darcy Reisman, PhD (3028310508, dreisman@udel.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
24 hour retention (time frame: 24 hours). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03726047, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 May 2026.