Can a treadmill that adapts to your pace fix uneven steps?
NCT ID NCT07759063
First seen Aug 11, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a treadmill that automatically adjusts its speed to the walker can help people with weakness on one side of the body take more even steps. Participants with hemiparesis from a stroke or traumatic brain injury will walk on both a self-pacing and a fixed-pacing treadmill to compare step length symmetry. The goal is to see if the self-pacing feature encourages more balanced strides.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Walking on a self-pacing treadmill compared to a fixed-pacing treadmill
- What this could lead to
- If self-pacing treadmills improve step symmetry, they could become a standard rehab tool to help people with hemiparesis walk more evenly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The effect on real-world walking is uncertain.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- 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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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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19 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Current client of Quality Living, Inc., in Omaha, NE * 19 to 75 years of age * Speak and understand English * Can ambulate overground for at least 10 minutes with or without use of aids * Medically cleared for treadmill exercise * Hemiparesis secondary to stroke or traumatic brain injury Exclusion Criteria: * Has not retained power of attorney for healthcare
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Quality Living, Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68104, United States
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