Clinical trials: Locomotor Activity
Primary Hip Osteoarthritis
Adaptation of Locomotor Activity in Patients Suffering From Hip OA - Analysis of This Adaptation as a Prognostic Criterion for Future Disease Progression
To assess the prognostic value of a characteristic evaluation of gait in persons suffering from hip OA for subsequent indications for THR.
- Trial name
- NCT01907503
- Testing
- Evaluation of the balance of force platform
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Chronic Low Back Pain (non-specific, Uncomplicated), Walking
Exploring Locomotion Behavior of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain (cNSLBP) Patients While Walking Through Apertures in Different Configurations: Influence of Environmental and Social Factors.
The biomechanical parameters studied in chronic non-specific low back pain (cNSLBP) patients in a locomotion task have so far focused on straight line walking.
- Trial name
- PERL3 (NCT06644053)
- Testing
- Quantified analysis of walking during a crossing task through different horizontal openings
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rennes 2
Mobility Limitation
Walking Aid and Locomotion Knowledge in Emergency Rooms (WALKER 1) for Elderly People
Older adults have higher rates of emergency department admissions when compared to their younger counterparts. Mobility is the ability to move around but also encompasses the environment and the ability to adapt to it.
- Trial name
- WALKER 1 (NCT05950269)
- Testing
- Walking aid, Telemonitoring, Guidance on safe walking and risk of falling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sirio-Libanes
Parkinson's Disease
Effects of RAC With Locomotion Training on Cortical Excitability and Behavior in Patients With PD
In this study, 51 subjects include 17 freezers,17 non-freezers and 17 aged-matched healthy subjects will be recruited. We will compare the cortical excitability, gait performance, and stepping-in-place performance before and…
- Trial name
- NCT03656796
- Testing
- Treadmill training with auditory cues, Treadmill training without auditory cues
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Craniocerebral Trauma
The Acute Effect of Boxing on Balance, Neuropsychological, and Visual Functions
Prior research has investigated the effect of repetitive head trauma as it relates to physiological and psychological function. Boxing is one particular sport which predisposes athletes to a large amount of head impacts.
- Trial name
- NCT02442882
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Movement Disorders, Neurorehabilitation
Towards Restoring Complex Movement After Paralysis: Algorithm Development With Healthy Participants
Participants will perform experiments with non-invasive activity recordings. The study will record from multiple non-invasive signal sources that reflect motor intent that may include: electroencephalography (EEG)…
- Conditions
- Movement Disorders, Neurorehabilitation, Non-invasive Activity Recording
- Trial name
- NCT07236892
- Testing
- Participants will perform experimental tasks while undergoing non-invasive activity recordings, which may include EEG, EMG, IMUs, fNIRS, eye gaze, or pupillometry.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Stroke Sequelae, Gait, Hemiplegic
ACTive Exoskeleton for Unilaterally-Assisted Locomotion (ACTUAL)
Walking difficulties are common symptoms after stroke, significantly reducing quality of life. Walking recovery is therefore one of the main priorities of rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- ACTUAL (NCT06061601)
- Testing
- Exoskeleton stroke group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Peripheral Arterial Disease
Locomotion and Global Positioning System in Arterial Disease
The maximal walking distance (MWD) performed on treadmill (TT) remains the gold standard in estimating the walking capacity of patients suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) with intermittent claudication, although…
- Trial name
- Starter-GPS (NCT00485147)
- Testing
- Recording of GPS during a free walking in a public park
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Brain Concussion
Examination of Balance, Vestibular, and Ocular Functions and Activity Following Concussion
Previous research and position statements have outlined the necessity of balance and gait testing in the post-concussion evaluation of athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT02317107
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Unilateral Amputation of the Lower Limb
Virtual Reality Applied to the Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Locomotion - Study of Tolerance in the Lower Limb Amputee
The adaptability of the locomotor activity allows to face all the modifications of the immediate environment met in the daily activities.
- Trial name
- REVA (NCT05635799)
- Testing
- Analysis of walking on flat ground, Hospital Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire, Analysis of walking on slopes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Locomotion Disorder, Neurologic
Non Motoric Reactions in Vojta Reflex Locomotion
Monitoring of non-motor manifestations of reflex locomotion according to Professor Vojta in laboratory conditions on healthy woman probands.
- Trial name
- VojtaRL (NCT06224491)
- Testing
- Reflex locomotion according to Vojta
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Old Age; Debility
Older People Gait: Physiomechanics and Functionality
The aim of study is to investigate gait in active elderly people regarding the kinematic parameters of gait, indicators of physical fitness and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04348539
- Testing
- Balance training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
no Condition Being Studied; tDCS Only in Healthy Subjects
Using tDCS to Enhance Learning of a New Walking Pattern
The ability to change walking patterns is important for daily tasks such as stepping over an obstacle. This change of walking pattern can occur in a strategic manner, i.e., consciously making one step longer or shorter.
- Trial name
- NCT03582904
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Spinal Cord Injury
Sympathetic-Somatomotor Coupling in Human Spinal Cord Injury
Significance: The long term objective of this study is to improve physical therapy and fitness programs in people with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02115685
- Testing
- Treadmill Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Motor Skills, Locomotor Activity
Effects of Neuromuscular Exercises on Motor Skills in Girls
This randomized controlled trial found that integrative neuromuscular exercises significantly improved gross motor skills in school-age girls compared to regular physical activity.
- Conditions
- Motor Skills, Locomotor Activity, Objective Control Skills
- Trial name
- MOVE-Girls (NCT07491666)
- Testing
- Training program
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Novi Sad
Chronic Low-back Pain, Walking
Locomotion Strategies of Low Back Pain Patients in a Dynamic Environment
The biomechanical parameters studied in non-specific chronic low back pain patients in a locomotion task have so far focused on straight line walking.
- Trial name
- NCT05851118
- Testing
- Quantified analysis of walking during a crossing task between two walkers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rennes 2
Healthy, Spastic Hemiparesis
Soleus Loading Response During Walking
Stroke survivors experience motor deficits, weak voluntary muscle activations, and low weight-bearing capacity that impair ambulation.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Spastic Hemiparesis, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT05436366
- Testing
- Soleus loading response in able-bodied participants, Soleus loading response in participants with hemiparesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Victor H. Duenas
Traumatic Amputation of Lower Extremity
Characterizing Ankle Function During Sloped Locomotion for Prosthesis Development
The proposed study aims to characterize biological ankle joint function during walking and running on slopes in order to further develop advanced powered ankle-foot prostheses.
- Trial name
- NCT01784003
- Testing
- Powered ankle-foot prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Gait, Locomotion
Effects of Heel Height on Gait Parameters
This observational study aims to investigate the effects of different shoe heel heights on gait parameters and pelvic kinematics in healthy adults aged 18-35 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07167472
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Amputation
Active Knee Prosthesis Study for Improvement of Locomotion for Above Knee Amputees
The purpose of this study is to develop a robust, low-power, stable, and light weight, active knee prosthetic device that can dramatically increase gait symmetry and walking economy of a transfemoral amputee during walking.
- Trial name
- NCT00771589
- Testing
- Active Knee Prosthesis
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Providence VA Medical Center