Walking backward after stroke: a clue to better rehab?
NCT ID NCT07155161
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will look at how well 30 stroke survivors can walk backward and how that relates to their leg function, sense of joint position, trunk control, and balance. Participants must be able to walk 10 meters without help and be between 3 days and 24 months post-stroke. Researchers will use tests like the 3-meter backward walk and standard balance scales. This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it aims to gather knowledge to guide future rehab.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help therapists design better rehab exercises for stroke survivors by showing how backward walking connects to other abilities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study (30 people) that only looks for relationships, not a treatment. It won't directly improve health, and results may not apply to all stroke survivors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Stroke Patients
- Ages
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30 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * who can walk 10 meters without physical assistance, * Lower extremity functions are in stages 2-6 of the Brunnstrom motor recovery scale, * Have been at least 3 days and no more than 24 months post-stroke, * Scored 24 or higher on the Mini Mental Test Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with neurological or orthopedic problems other than stroke that affect walking, * A history of cardiovascular or rheumatological diseases that interfere with daily activities, * A lower extremity lesion or fracture, * Lower extremity spasticity of 4 on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), * Aphasia or communication disorders
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