eural correlates of cognitive motor interference (CMI) while walking

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Circulatory System; Cerebral infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN59902842
• Lead Sponsor: Oxford Brookes University (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11-27
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

Patients will be selected from those treated in the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals who are:
1. More than 6 months following a first stroke
2. Both males and females, aged 45 to 80 years
3. With an ischaemic infarct upon computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan
3. Able to perform a simple reciprocal bilateral foot tapping task, walk safely on a treadmill with or without mobility aids
4. Be able to give informed consent

Sex and age-matched controls will be chosen who do not have a known neurological disease, a history of hypertension, cardiac disease or diabetes.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Dementia
2. Aphasia significantly limiting communication
3. History of previous symptomatic strokes or neurological disease
4. Known psychiatric disease or claustrophobia, or other conditions precluding safe MRI (e.g., pacemaker or other metal implant)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified