Exercise and Motor Learning After Stroke (Study #3)

Part of paid clinical trials in Newark, Delaware.

Sponsor
University of Delaware
Study ID
NCT03726047
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 85 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Exercise — BEHAVIORAL
    Subjects will complete 5 minutes of exercise on an ergometer to examine the effects of exercise on retention of a newly learned walking pattern.

Study Details

Subjects with chronic stroke (\> 6 months post-stroke) will learn a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback. Retention of the pattern will be tested without visual feedback immediately after learning and 24 hours later. Subjects will be randomly assigned to the control group or the exercise group. The control group will simply complete the learning task. The exercise group will complete 5 minutes of exercise immediately following the first retention test to test for the effects of exercise on retention 24 hours later.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 1, 2019
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2027
Completion
Feb 28, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
80 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control
    Subjects will complete learning of a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback and retention will be tested immediately after and 24 hours later (without visual feedback).
  • Experimental: Exercise
    Subjects will complete learning of a new walking pattern through distorted visual feedback and retention will be tested immediately without visual feedback. This will be followed immediately by 5 minutes of high intensity exercise. Retention without visual feedback will them be tested again 24 hours later.

Primary Outcome Measure

24 hour retention [ Time Frame: 24 hours ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of DelawareNewarkDelaware19713
Darcy Reisman, PhD
[email protected]
302-831-0508

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