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CUped Exercise for Stroke Recovery

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Marquette University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up each training day, up to 24 times, through study completion which takes 6-8 weeks.

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to test a new exercise intervention called CUped, designed to improve walking in stroke survivors. CUped involves using a robotic technology to target specific movement impairments caused by stroke and

Who is the study for?

This trial is for stroke survivors with hemiplegia, aiming to help them recover lower limb movement and improve walking. Participants should be able to perform the exercise with CUped—a motor-assisted device—and undergo gait training.

What is being tested?

The study tests CUped, a novel robotic technology designed to enhance recovery of leg movements post-stroke by eliminating compensatory actions. It's paired with gait training to potentially transfer benefits to walking ability.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is an early-stage trial focusing on safety and acceptability, specific side effects are not detailed but may include muscle soreness or fatigue due to the new physical activity introduced by the CUped device.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ each training day, up to 24 times, through study completion which takes 6-8 weeks.

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~each training day, up to 24 times, through study completion which takes 6-8 weeks.

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and each training day, up to 24 times, through study completion which takes 6-8 weeks. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Absences

Adverse events

Interlimb coordination in pedaling

+4 more

Secondary study objectives

Muscle activity - amplitude

Muscle activity - timing

Physiological response to exercise - Blood pressure

+2 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Exercise with CUpedExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will exercise with CUped (a motor-assisted, split crank pedaling device) and undergo 50 m of gait training. CUped comprises a left and right pedal; each is attached to the shaft of a motor. There is no mechanical connection between pedals. Participant's feet are secured to the pedals. They are asked to pedal forward and keep the legs 180° out-of-phase. The position of the left and right cranks is monitored. When the phase relationship is not maintained, motors provide torque to assist the lagging limb and resist the leading limb. Motors are under feedback control. Torque is proportional to the magnitude and sign of the error.

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