MINT Conditioning to Improve Post-stroke Gait
Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study will test the ability of myoelectric interface for neurorehabilitation (MINT) training to improve walking function.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age at enrollment is 18 to 85
• Leg impairment from unilateral stroke at least 6 months prior to screening
• Severe to moderate gait impairment (ambulatory with a maximum walking speed of 0.8 m/s, i.e., half of normal speed)
• Able to stand without assistance
• Clinically observable gait asymmetry
• Abnormal co-activation between adductor magnus and rectus femoris (R greater than or equal to 0.5)
Locations
United States
Illinois
Northwestern University
RECRUITING
Chicago
Texas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Dallas
Contact Information
Primary
Marc Slutzky, MD, PhD
mslutzky@northwestern.edu
312-503-4653
Backup
Cynthia Gorski
cynthia.gorski@northwestern.edu
312-503-6097
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-06-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2030-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 72
Treatments
Experimental: MINT group
MINT training of two leg muscles
Sham_comparator: Sham group
one muscle feedback
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Northwestern University
Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center