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Walking in Healthy and Hemiparetic Stroke Survivor Subjects Research Study

Participants Wanted for a Research Study


Study Title
Effects of Adding Arm Weights on Gait Performance in Healthy and Hemiparetic Stroke Subjects


Purpose of Study
This study is being done to examine the effects of adding arm weights that might improve walking performance.


When and Where?
Participation will consist of one visit to the Center for Rehabilitation Research gait laboratory at TTUHSC. The visit will last about 2 hours or less.


Who Can Participate?

  • Healthy men and women that are 40–70 years of age or
  • Hemiparetic post-stroke patients between 40–70 years of age with history of cerebrovascular accident (unilateral) discharged from acute care and medically stable
  • Participants must:
    • be able to walk without a walking aid for a minimum of 20 feet at a time for multiple times with rest intervals in between
    • be able to tolerate the addition of 1 lb. weight bilaterally to each arm during walking
  • Volunteers will not be able to participate for the following reasons:
    • history of shoulder subluxation
    • unable to follow verbal instructions
    • previous history of any major upper or lower limb joint pathology such as peripheral neurological diseases, rheumatic, orthopedic or cardiovascular conditions that could interfere with walking
    • had BTX injection to the upper or lower limb in the three months preceding testing
    • obesity (BMI > 30)
    • pregnancy
    • volunteers in the healthy group may not be able to participate if they cannot be matched by sex and age (+/-5 years) with a stroke subject
    • gait speed > 1.0 m/s (stroke only)
    • normal bilateral gait symmetry: step length, swing time, stance time (stroke only

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT

Hyung Suk Yang, MS

hs.yang@ttuhsc.edu or (806) 392-2220


Center for Rehabilitation Research, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

This study has been approved by the Human Research Protection Program at Texas Tech University.

Posted:
9/29/2016

Originator:
HS Yang

Email:
N/A

Department:
PhD Rehabilitation Sciences Prg Lbk


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