New tool may help therapists better measure leg strength in stroke survivors
NCT ID NCT05941962
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a hand-held device called a dynamometer can accurately measure leg strength in 20 people who had a stroke more than 3 months ago. The goal was to reduce measurement errors and give therapists better information for designing therapy. Participants performed simple leg strength tests while sitting or lying down.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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Who is studied
Age 18 years or older \- Stroke \> 3 months
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Stroke \> 3 months * Ability to follow two-step commands * Ability to assume all test positions and maintain for duration of testing (i.e. upright seated, prone, side lying, supine) Exclusion Criteria: * Lower extremity contractures preventing full passive range of motion (ROM) * Vital signs contraindicated for exercise (i.e. resting heart rate \> 100 bpm \< 50 bpm, resting systolic blood pressure \> 200 mmHg or \< 90 mmHg, resting diastolic blood pressure \> 110 mmHg, oxygen saturation \< 90%) * Symptoms contraindicated for testing (i.e. shortness of breath, angina, dizziness, severe headache, sudden onset of numbness or weakness, painful calf suggestive of deep vein thrombosis) * Active infection and/or injury at location of testing site * Other diagnosed co-morbidities that would impact physical participation
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37209-2069, United States
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