NCT06373107

Investigating Effects of High-intensity Gait Training on Gait, Balance and Depression Post-stroke

Investigating Effects of High-intensity Gait Training on Gait Function, Balance and Depression Following Stroke and the Impact of Social Determinants of Health and Depression on Patients' Adherence to Physical Therapy

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 3 (actual)
• Sponsor: Alvernia University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research is to study the improvements from walking practice that is vigorous enough to keep participants' heart rate over a certain target level during their physical therapy sessions. The investigators want to know about improvements in participants' walking function and mental health after 20 interventions. The study also aims to evaluate if participants' mental health, social support, and health literacy affect their attendance at physical therapy sessions.

Detailed description

The purpose of this research is to study the improvements from walking practice that is vigorous enough to keep participants' heart rate over a certain target level during their physical therapy sessions. The investigators want to know about improvement in participants' walking function and mental health after 20 interventions. The study also aims to evaluate if participants' mental health, social support, and health literacy affect their attendance at physical therapy sessions. The findings from this study will help the researchers and clinicians decide how to help people with stroke better. Further, the findings will determine how depressive symptoms, health literacy, and other factors such as language and education affect attendance to therapy. About 24 subjects will take part in this research.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	High intensity gait training	Participants will practice walking that is vigorous enough to keep their heart rate over a certain level during their physical therapy sessions. During the sessions, participants will walk and step vigorously enough to keep the heart rate between 60-80% of their maximum heart rate. Maintaining this heart rate during exercise helps to improve heart health and walking, which can affect people after a stroke.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-01
• Primary completion: 2025-05-30
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2024-04-18
• Last updated: 2025-07-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States