Validation of an Obstacle Course Used in Patients With Muscle Tightness

Kessler Foundation40 enrolled

Overview

This study is being conducted to compare healthy patients versus patients with muscle tightness in their leg(s) after an acquired brain injury using walking trials time, a balance test, and foot pressure data. This data is obtained using foot pressure sensors, timers, and distance walked.

This study is being conducted to demonstrate the objective utility of the use of pedobarography as a tool to differentiate normal controls from people with spastic gait as well as having utility in objectification of treatment effect on level surfaces and on a ADA based obstacle course.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke Traumatic Brain Injury Multiple Sclerosis Spasticity Healthy Controls

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients \> 18 years of age * Must wear shoe size 5½ - 11 US womens or size 6 - 13 US mens * For treatment group be a clinical patient being treated for lower extremity spasticity Exclusion Criteria: * Age matched controls must have no significant neurological or orthopedic disease that would effect their gait * Clinical patients who are unable to walk for 1 minute

Locations (1)

KesslerMRREC

West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To demonstrate the objective utility of the use of pedobarography to differentiate normal controls from people with spastic gait as well as having utility in objectification of treatment effect on level surfaces and on a ADA based obstacle course.

Time frame: 4 months post acquired brain injury

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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