New combo therapy helps stroke survivors walk better
NCT ID NCT07338032
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding task-specific training to standard physical therapy helps people who had a stroke 2-6 months ago improve ankle strength and walking. 66 participants were split into two groups: one received the combined therapy, the other standard therapy alone, for 8 weeks. The goal was to see if the extra training leads to better ankle control and safer walking.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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66 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Onset of stroke 2-6 months before study enrollment (Van Criekinge et al., 2022). * Ability to walk with or without an assistive device (Khallaf, 2020). * Presence of a minimum of 8-10 Degree of ankle plantarflexion-dorsiflexion range * Ability to follow a three-step command, MMSE 24 (Srivastava et al., 2024). * Spasticity of plantarflexers 1 or 1+ (Abd Elsabour et al., 2025). * Not participating in any other form of physical rehabilitation. No lumber radiculopathy (Srivastava et al., 2024). Exclusion Criteria: * Uncorrected vision and hearing loss or sensory impairment (Van Criekinge et al., 2022). * Unilateral or Visual neglect (Van Criekinge et al., 2022). * Sensory or global aphasia (Khallaf, 2020). * Pain or musculoskeletal or any other neurological disorder (Srivastava et al., 2024). * Carcinoma (Srivastava et al., 2024).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital
Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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