Implant for Walking After Stroke

Sex: All

Ages: 21 Years – 75 Years

Healthy volunteers: No

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 6

Sponsor: MetroHealth Medical Center

Location: Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center Cleveland Ohio

Summary

This is a device study that will evaluate the effect of an implanted stimulator on improving walking in stroke survivors. There are two phases in the study: 1) Screening - this phase determines if the individual is a good candidate to receive an implanted system, 2) Implantation, controller development, and evaluation - this phase includes installing the device and setting the individual up for home use, creating advanced controllers for walking and evaluating the effect of the device over several months.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * At least 6-months post stroke * Age 21 to 75 years old * Able to ambulate, but does not require the assistance of more than one person * Walk slower than 0.8m/s during a 10m walk test * Lower extremity Fugl-Meyer Motor Assessment (FMA) \

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05740540). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.