Cortical activation of cognitive motor interference while walking: a near-infrared spectroscopic study

Oxford Brookes University (UK)0 sites36 target enrollmentNovember 27, 2008

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

November 27, 2008

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

Oxford Brookes University (UK)

•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.

•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)