Clinical trials: Neurologic Gait Disorder
Hip Fractures, Gait, Unsteady
Comparison of Sliding Hip Screw to Intra Medullary Nailing in the Treatment of Intertrochanteric Hip Fracture
Shortening of the abductor lever arm is a particular concern with the SHS, and the resultant biomechanical alterations may impair gait, including decreased cadence, gait speed and increased double support time on the injured…
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Gait, Unsteady, Function
- Trial name
- NCT03906032
- Testing
- TFNA IM Nail, Sliding hip screw
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Waterford
Amputation, Traumatic, Phantom Sensation
Investigating The Effect of Phantom Sensation on Gait in Individuals With Unilateral Below-Knee Amputation
Amputation is a problem that can be encountered for many reasons, can cause functional disability in varying severities and puts a multifaceted financial burden on individuals, society, and states.
- Trial name
- NCT05177341
- Testing
- Determining Preferred Walking Speed
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Hemiplegia, Spastic
THE EFFECTS OF SUBTALAR JOINT MOBILIZATION ON PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC STROKE
Adequate ankle motion for normal gait ranges from 10° to 15° of dorsiflexion passive range of motion (DF-PROM) to allow the tibia to move over the talus.
- Trial name
- NCT03788629
- Testing
- Talocrural joint MWM mobilization, Subtalar joint MWM mobilization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia
An Insole and Ankle Device for Monitoring Cognitive Decline in Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease and/or Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementias (AD/ADRD)
This study tests an innovative system and service for collecting objective, consistent, and in-community gait parameters suitable for use as AD/ADRD biomarkers.
- Trial name
- NCT07127133
- Testing
- Insole and ankle device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Fibromyalgia, Chronic Pain
Assessment of Posture, Balance, Gait Disorders in Patients With Fibromyalgia
The study aims to determine the posture, balance and gait disorders objectively in patients with fibromyalgia (FM) and to investigate their relationships with disease-related parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT06245226
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Stroke, Spasticity
Effects of Low-level Laser Therapy on Spasticity and Gait Parameters in Chronic Stroke Patients With Spastic Plantar Flexors
Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. Many patients who survive a stroke experience muscle stiffness (called spasticity), especially in the ankle and foot muscles, which makes walking difficult…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spasticity, Plantar Flexors
- Trial name
- LLLT-STROKE (NCT07273591)
- Testing
- Low Level Laser Therapy, conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montiha Azeem
Parkinson Disease(PD)
Gait Initiation Difficulty and Anticipatory Postural Adjustment (APA) Impairment in People With PD - Evaluation and Training
Gait initiation (GI) difficulty is common in people with Parkinson's disease (PD). Studies showed that the GI difficulty was related to impaired anticipatory postural adjustments (APA).
- Trial name
- NCT02656355
- Testing
- Weight shift training and APA feedback, Weight shift training without APA feedback
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
BPPV
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in Nursing Homes: Treatment Efficacy and Impact on Balance, Gait and Falls
BPPV is a benign condition of the balance organ, localized in the inner ear, in which calcium crystals loosen up and move freely in the endolymphatic fluid of the inner ear (more specifically in the semi-circular canals).
- Trial name
- NCT05013671
- Testing
- repositioning maneuvers, balance
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Parkinson Disease
Factors Associated with Falling in Parkinson's Disease
The objective of this study will be to identify multidisciplinary fall risk factors in persons with stage 3 idiopathic Parkinson's Disease compared to age and sex-matched healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04440033
- Testing
- Baseline assessment of demographic, anthropometric and clinical characteristics, Locomotor assessments, Speech assessments
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Traumatic and/or Non-traumatic Brain Injury
Assessing Special Features of Impaired Gait After Acquired Brain Injury With an Instrumented Treadmill
Hemiparetic gait following acquired brain injury (ABI) is grossly characterized by decreased speed of walking, increased stance time on the unaffected side, and decreased stance time on the affected side.These abnormalities are…
- Trial name
- NCT01413321
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Charcot-Marie-Tooth
Assessment of a Portable Digital Device for Quantified Analysis of Markerless Walking in Volunteers With Neuromuscular Diseases or Asymptomatic Volunteers
In recent years, knowledge of neuromuscular diseases has advanced considerably, and new therapeutic avenues are beginning to emerge.
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Muscular Dystrophy, Myotonic Dystrophy
- Trial name
- Myokinesis (NCT07321977)
- Testing
- Gait analysis via video capture
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Myologie, France
Stroke
Optimization Principles in Hemiparetic Gait
This project seeks to identify the how walking impairments in stroke survivors contribute to mobility deficits through the use of behavioral observations and computational models.
- Trial name
- NCT03916562
- Testing
- Manipulation of spatiotemporal coordination during walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady
The Sensorimotor Locus of Balance Control in Elderly Gait
The aging population is at an exceptionally high risk of debilitating falls, contributing significantly to reduced independence and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Ambulation Difficulty, Gait, Unsteady, Fall, Position Sense Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03341728
- Testing
- Optical flow perturbations, Normal walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Investigation of Gait, Foot Pressure Distribution and Balance in Parkinson's Patients With Motor Freezing
Parkinson's disease is characterized by cardinal motor signs such as bradykinesia, tremor, rigidity and postural instability. In addition to these findings, motor freezing, gait disorders, posture disorders, decreased arm swings…
- Trial name
- NCT05107531
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Parkinson Disease, Freezing of Gait
Motor Adaptation to Split-Belt Treadmill in Parkinson's Disease
Freezing of Gait (FOG) is a disabling symptom common in advanced Parkinson's Disease. FOG is an independent contributor to fall risk and is only partially relieved by medication.
- Trial name
- NCT03725215
- Testing
- Split-Belt Treadmill Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Germany
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Deficit in Attention
The Effect of Different Types of Focus Instructions in Parkinson's Rehabilitation
Parkinson's disease is the most common progressive neurodegenerative movement disorder. Common movement impairments in Parkinson's include balance and walking difficulties.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Deficit in Attention, Feedback, Psychological, Gait, Festinating
- Trial name
- NCT06615115
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Parkinson Disease
The Effects of Auditory Cues on Gait Mechanics in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine how using auditory cues of a metronome and music at various frequencies impacts the gait mechanics in people with Parkinson's disease when walking over ground and on a treadmill.
- Trial name
- NCT03253965
- Testing
- Metronome Normal, Metronome Slow, Metronome Fast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Stroke, Acute Stroke
The Effects of Gait Rehabilitation After Stroke by Treadmill-based Robotics Versus Traditional Gait Training
This multicenter non-randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effectiveness (an increase of the walking speed in the 10 Meter Walk Test - 10MWT) of the robotic treatment with exoskeleton or end-effector system compared…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute Stroke, Chronic Stroke
- Trial name
- TREAD_STROKE (NCT03688165)
- Testing
- Treadmill-based Robotic Gait Training, Traditional Over-ground Gait Training
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Use of a Mobile Brain-Body Imaging Approach to Evaluate the Effects of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Gait and Brain Function in Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is associated with impairments in both gait and cognition, significantly increasing fall risk. Falls are a leading cause of injury-related disability in older adults, and individuals with AD experience a…
- Trial name
- NCT07659964
- Testing
- Metronome
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Neuropathy, Diabetic, Pain, Neuropathic
Balance and Gait in Diabetic Neuropathy
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effects of neuropathic pain due to type 2 diabetes on balance and gait. The study is a prospective controlled study.
- Conditions
- Neuropathy, Diabetic, Pain, Neuropathic, Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
- Trial name
- NCT05127538
- Testing
- Gait analysis, Balance Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University