Stroke Training to Advance Balance During Locomotor Experiences (STABLE) Trial

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2026
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a treadmill gait training performed with anew robotic device will improve walking balance and everyday participation in walkingactivities for adults who have had a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does treadmill gait training performed with a new robotic device that challengestheir walking balance improve a person's balance and steadiness while walking? 2. Does treadmill gait training performed with a new robotic device help people withstroke walk better and take more steps in their daily lives? We will compare the newrobotic training (which uses a cable device to gently pull the participantside‐to‐side to challenge their balance) to standard high‐intensity treadmilltraining (where no extra pulling forces are applied) to see if combination of highintensity treadmill training in a balance challenging environment works better forstroke recovery specifically for walking balance.Participants will: ‐ Complete 20 sessions of high‐intensity walking training on a treadmill ‐ Undergo special walking and balance tests at the Human Agility laboratory 4different times: before the training, halfway through the training (after 10sessions), at the end of the training (after 20 sessions), and 3 months aftertraining is completed. ‐ Have their daily walking activity (steps per day) tracked to measure improvements athome and in the community.
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First added on: Sep 03, 2026