Clinical trials: Gait Disorder, Neurologic
Cerebral Palsy
Investigating the Effect of Stochastic Resonance Vibration on Gait and Balance and Upper Extremity Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this research study is to determine the effects of wearable vibration devices for children with cerebral palsy and impaired arm function.
- Trial name
- NCT04388787
- Testing
- Stochastic resonance (SR) wraps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Parkinson Disease
Physical Therapy and Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson Disease
While deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) is commonly used to reduce tremor, muscle stiffness, and bradykinesia in people with Parkinson disease (PD), preliminary studies suggest balance may worsen and…
- Trial name
- PTDBS (NCT03181282)
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Multiple Sclerosis
Effectiveness of Ankle Foot Orthoses on Gait in Multiple Sclerosis
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a specifically designed ankle foot orthosis (AFO, hinged, with tamarack joint and adjustable check strap) on the spatial and temporal gait parameters, electromyography…
- Trial name
- NCT01796860
- Testing
- AFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stroke
Feasibility and Practice Characteristics of FNS and Gait Robot
Conventional therapies do not restore normal gait for many stroke survivors. The long-term goal of this work is to restore volitional lower limb motor control and gait following stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00508755
- Testing
- Gait Robot, Functional Neuromuscular stimulation with intramuscular electrodes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Parkinson Disease, DBS
Utilizing Neural Signatures and Virtual Reality to Advance DBS Programming
The project uses virtual reality technology to recreate situations that cause freezing of gait in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, Freezing of Gait
- Trial name
- NCT05103384
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Parkinson Disease
SCH: Context-aware Freezing of Gait Mitigation in Real-world Setting
People with Parkinson's disease (PD) may experience a walking problem called freezing of gait (FoG) that can interfere with the person's ability to conduct daily activities.
- Trial name
- NCT04746846
- Testing
- UG motion sensor with PDVibe3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Stroke
Effect of Mirror Therapy on Lower Extremity Motor Control and Gait in Patients With Stroke
Mirror therapy may be an effective intervention in increasing motor control and gait performance in patients with stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01574079
- Testing
- Traditional Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy plus Mirror Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Precision Gait Retraining for Children With Cerebral Palsy
This project will develop the first sensor-based mobile Pelvic Assist Device (mPAD) that can deliver precise, adaptable, pelvic control to restore natural coordination of upper- and lower-limb movements during gait in children…
- Trial name
- NCT04717323
- Testing
- mPAD (or TPAD) Pelvic Assist Device, No Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altec Inc.
Spinal Cord Injury
Combining tsDCS and Exoskeleton Gait Training on Spinal Excitability in SCI
The purpose of the study is to determine whether transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) is safe for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). tsDCS is an electrical current applied to the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT02862080
- Testing
- cathode tsDCS, Ekso, anode tsDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Parkinson Disease
Optimizing Vibrational Therapy to Improve Gait and Balance in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this research study is to test the safety, tolerability, and the effect of vibration (delivered by an experimental device called PDVibe2) on freezing of gait (FOG) in persons with Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT03883217
- Testing
- Vibration Session, No vibration session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Chronic Low Back Pain
Gait in Low Back Pain Patients After Spinal Mobilization
Introduction: patients with chronic back pain as a result of degenerated disc disease, besides pain also present with impaired gait.
- Trial name
- SpinMob (NCT02645123)
- Testing
- TENS, spinal mobilization, swedish type massage
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C
Adrabetadex to Treat Niemann-Pick Type C1 (NPC1) Disease
Due to different study designs, the sponsor separated Part C into this separate registration (NCT04958642), leaving Parts A/B in NCT02534844.
- Trial name
- NCT04958642
- Testing
- Adrabetadex
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Mandos LLC
Stroke
Combined Cognitive and Gait Training
Recent research in gait training for stroke survivors showed that coordinated gait components can be best restored using the following interventions together: coordination exercises, over ground gait training, and body weight…
- Trial name
- CogGait (NCT02362282)
- Testing
- Gait training, cognitive training, Arm training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Modulation of GABA-A Receptors in Parkinson Disease-Flumazenil Arm
This arm is a positron emission tomography (PET) biomechanistic GABA-A receptor target engagement study that includes detailed clinical and motor assessments before and after the i.v.
- Trial name
- NCT03462641
- Testing
- Flumazenil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Parkinson's Disease
Crossover Target Engagement Study of Cholinergic Mechanisms of Gait Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease (Project #3 - Experiment 3 [UdallP3E3])
With an appropriate oral dose of Varenicline (VCN) identified from experiments 1 \& 2 of the study (see NCT02933372), the investigators will administer VCN to Parkinson Disease (PD) participants to determine if VCN improves…
- Trial name
- UdallP3E3 (NCT04403399)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Stroke
Active Limb Orthosis for Home-Use Stroke Hemiparetic Gait Rehabilitation
The objective of this research is to test a passive shoe to correct gait in individuals with asymmetric walking patterns. This will be done in a clinic and within their own home.
- Trial name
- NCT03649217
- Testing
- wearing the iStride device
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Parkinson's Disease
Long-term Effect of Low Frequency Stimulation on Aspiration and Freezing of Gait in PD With STN DBS
Our recent study (Xie et al, Neurology 2015; 84: 415-420) found that bilateral STN DBS of 60Hz, compared to the traditional 130Hz, decreased the aspiration frequency and swallowing difficulty, freezing of gait (FOG), and other…
- Trial name
- NCT02549859
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) at 60 Hz, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) at 130 Hz
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Parkinson's Disease
Impact of Walking Practice on Persons With PD
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a specifically designed leg brace on walking endurance in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02113189
- Testing
- Walking program with ankle brace, Individualized walking program, Walking program with custom braces.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Multiple Sclerosis
Combined Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Physical Activity on Gait and Functional Mobility in Participants With Multiple Sclerosis
This study is aimed to test the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with a physical activity (PA) program, in 80 individuals affected by Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT03658668
- Testing
- active tDCS, Physical Activity (PA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Stroke, Gait Impairment
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-stroke Gait Rehab
Stroke affects upwards of 800,000 Americans every year and has an enormous impact on the well-being of the American Veteran population with 6,000 new stroke admissions every year.
- Trial name
- NCT03666533
- Testing
- Active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development