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Cortical Priming for Better Walking After Stroke

University of Illinois at Chicago
NCT IDNCT04477330ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

100

Study length

about 5.3 years

Ages

18+

Locations

1 site in IL

What this study is about

Researchers are testing if using brain stimulation during walking practice can help people who have had a stroke walk better. The treatment involves ankle exercises, fast treadmill training, and brain stimulation techniques. The trial will last 1947 days.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Ankle motor training
  • 2.Participate in High intensity interval speed based treadmill training (HIISTT)
  • 3.Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
Randomized & Blinded

You may get a placebo/standard care, and you won't know which.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Secondary: Ankle range of motion, Depression using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Quality of Life with EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D), Walking endurance with 6-minute walk test

Devices

therapeutic

Body systems

Neurology