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Variable Visual Stimulus as a Novel Approach for Gait Rehabilitation (VISNA Trial)
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Waitlist Available
Led By Luis M. Silva, Ph.D.
Research Sponsored by University of Nebraska
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up through study completion, an average of 1 year
Summary
Deterioration in walking performance as a result of disease or simply as a result of aging is a serious threat to independence in older adults. In this project, the investigators propose an innovative visual stimulus, based on advanced mathematical and biological theories, with which older adults can walk in time to improve their walking. The investigators' goal is to apply this simple, cost-effective, and novel gait rehabilitation therapy across all populations who have difficulties walking, e.g. stroke patients, fallers or those who undergo joint replacement.
Eligible Conditions
- Neurologic Locomotion Disorder
- Neurologic Gait Disorders
Timeline
Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~ through study completion, an average of 1 year
Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~through study completion, an average of 1 year
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Primary study objectives
Cortical hemodynamics
Stride length
Stride speed
+1 moreSecondary study objectives
Joint angles
Peak torque of knee extensor muscles at 60º/s
Trial Design
4Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Fractal visual cueingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
This stimulus will consist of a visual moving bar displayed on a small monitor attached to a pair of glasses. The temporal structure of the movement will be fractal (i.e., pink noise). Participants will be asked to match their hell strikes of right foot with the top of the moving bar's path and their heel strikes of left foot to the bottom.
Group II: Periodic visual cueingActive Control1 Intervention
This stimulus will consist of a visual moving bar displayed on a small monitor attached to a pair of glasses. The temporal structure of the movement will be periodic (i.e., invariant). Participants will be asked to match their hell strikes of right foot with the top of the moving bar's path and their heel strikes of left foot to the bottom.
Group III: ControlActive Control1 Intervention
Natural walking.
Group IV: Random visual cueingPlacebo Group1 Intervention
This stimulus will consist of a visual moving bar displayed on a small monitor attached to a pair of glasses. The temporal structure of the movement will be random (i.e., white noise). Participants will be asked to match their hell strikes of right foot with the top of the moving bar's path and their heel strikes of left foot to the bottom.
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Who is running the clinical trial?
University of NebraskaLead Sponsor
555 Previous Clinical Trials
1,145,384 Total Patients Enrolled
Luis M. Silva, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorUniversity of Nebraska
Luis M Silva, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Nebraska