Clinical trials
Walking clinical trials
Below are recruiting walking clinical trials, each written for real people, not researchers. We’re tracking 288 recruiting studies, each written for real people, not researchers, below.
Recruiting studies
- NCT04559373Recruiting
Virtual reality training to improve community walking after stroke
This trial tests whether virtual reality plus field (real-world) practice can improve walking and related thinking/vision skills after stroke. It may help you walk more safely and confidently in everyday community settings (like getting around outdoors).
Laval, QuebecAges 40–74 - NCT04635436Recruiting
Split-walking training for one-sided leg weakness when walking hurts
This trial tests whether a “split gait” walking training method can improve walking balance and how you move when you have one-sided leg problems and pain or limitations when walking. It may help reduce walking difficulties by training your stepping pattern safely.
Milan, MIAges 18–70 - NCT04678427Recruiting
Exercise program for kids and young adults in stem cell transplant
This trial tests whether a structured exercise program (“TEAM Me”) can improve movement and mobility during and after a blood stem cell transplant in young people with cancer. It may help reduce stiffness and weakness so you can move more comfortably during treatment.
Dallas, TexasAges 6–29 - NCT04783168Recruiting
Using a step-tracking device to improve recovery after lung surgery
This study tests whether tracking daily steps with a wearable and app can help people recover better after lung surgery (especially a lobectomy). You may be asked to wear a device and follow a recovery plan while your activity is monitored.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT04782947RecruitingPhase 2/Phase 3
Training with back stimulation after traumatic spinal cord injury
This trial studies whether epidural (back-of-spine) stimulation plus guided resistance training can improve strength and function after a traumatic spinal cord injury. It may help people who have an intact nerve pathway below their injury level and can safely use a rehab exoskeleton.
Richmond, VirginiaAges 18–60 - NCT04847115Recruiting
Testing treatment for Zone 3 fifth foot bone fractures
This study is looking at how Zone 3 fractures of the small toe-side foot bone heal. It may help guide the best treatment plan for fractures like yours, especially for getting healing back on track.
GrålumAges 18–65 - NCT04889105Recruiting
Exercise coaching for leg artery disease using a phone app
This study tests whether a phone-based program can help improve walking in Veterans with peripheral artery disease (PAD) by guiding regular exercise. It aims to reduce leg symptoms by making walking practice safer and easier to stick with.
Decatur, GeorgiaAges 40 years+ - NCT05005026Recruiting
Online walking program to ease nerve pain after spinal cord injury
This study tests a virtual, at-home walking exercise program to reduce long-lasting nerve pain after spinal cord injury. It may help if your pain has been present for months and you can safely use the online walking sessions without significant side effects.
Birmingham, AlabamaAges 18 years+ - NCT05010109Recruiting
Testing heart safety and fitness during lung cancer chemoradiation
This study looks at how lung cancer treatment affects the heart and whether a “walking test” and blood tests can track heart fitness and injury. It may help by improving how cancer therapy is planned and monitored for heart safety.
Houston, TexasAges 18 years+ - NCT05024981Recruiting
Video-based feedback and walking rehab after stroke
This trial tests whether using video feedback during walking therapy can help people regain safer walking after a recent stroke. You may be asked to walk while being video-recorded so therapists can guide your practice.
Nice, Alpes-MaritimeAges 70 years+ - NCT05131399Recruiting
Test an off-the-shelf carbon ankle brace for drop foot walking
This trial studies whether a ready-made carbon ankle-foot brace (AFO) improves walking when someone has “drop foot” (trouble lifting the front of the foot). It’s meant to help with standing and stability by supporting the ankle and foot.
AngersAges 18 years+ - NCT05154253RecruitingPhase 1
Improving ankle push-off in children with cerebral palsy
This early (Phase 1) study tests a way to improve how well the ankle muscles help you push off when walking in cerebral palsy. If the ankle function improves, it may lead to a more comfortable and safer walking pattern.
Minneapolis, MinnesotaAges 8–21 - NCT05164744Recruiting
MRI study of heart tissue changes after COVID-19
This study uses a heart MRI to look for leftover (healing) changes in heart tissue after COVID-19. It may help researchers better understand what ongoing heart effects can happen after infection.
Brooklyn, New YorkAges 18 years+ - NCT05306834Recruiting
Study to slow memory decline by targeting hidden small brain vessel disease
This trial looks at how to slow cognitive decline and early dementia in people with a specific kind of “silent” blood vessel damage in the brain seen on scans. It may help identify whether targeting this hidden condition can protect thinking and memory over time.
BordeauxAges 60–88 - NCT05353322Recruiting
Exercise breaks to improve heart and sugar health
This study tests whether taking regular breaks from sitting for long periods can improve heart-related and blood-sugar-related health. It’s for adults who mostly sit, but who don’t already have certain long-term conditions or limits.
New York, New YorkAges 18 years+ - NCT05431010Recruiting
Electroacupuncture for walking problems in older people with muscle loss
This study tests whether electroacupuncture (a type of acupuncture that uses a mild electric current) can improve walking ability in older adults with sarcopenia, which means age-related loss of muscle. If it helps, it could make it easier to walk and complete daily activities.
Hangzhou, ZhejiangAges 60–95 - NCT05632432Recruiting
Heart tissue grafts to help the heart after surgery
This trial tests whether transplanting tiny heart “micrografts” from the left heart chamber area can improve heart function after cardiac surgery. It is meant for people with weakened heart pumping and heart failure symptoms despite medicine.
Helsinki, UusimaaAges 18–75 - NCT05655325Recruiting
Exercise program to improve thinking in older adults with mild memory trouble
This study tests whether a supervised exercise plan can improve executive thinking (like planning and task control) in older adults with mild cognitive impairment. Researchers also look for brain changes using an MRI.
New York, New YorkAges 55 years+ - NCT05701982Recruiting
Walking plus Tai Chi coach via video for COPD and pain
This study tests whether a phone/computer program that combines walking training with Tai Chi improves physical function (how well you move) in people who have COPD and long-term body or muscle pain. It may help you build strength, balance, and safer movement—especially if pain makes activity hard.
Boston, MassachusettsAges 40–100 - NCT05708443Recruiting
Exercise training to improve walking and daily activities in COPD
This trial studies whether doing a combination of endurance exercises can help people with COPD walk better and do everyday activities with less limitation. It compares an exercise approach aimed at improving walking function and daily movement.
Lumezzane, BresciaAges Any age - NCT05761015RecruitingPhase 4
Test of an NSAID to help osteoarthritis pain when walking
This trial studies whether taking an anti-inflammatory pain medicine (an NSAID) can reduce hip or knee osteoarthritis pain during walking. It may help people who have had walking pain for at least 3 months and don’t already take NSAIDs.
Clermont-FerrandAges 50–70 - NCT05789485RecruitingPhase 2
Exercise program to reduce treatment side effects in GI cancer
This trial studies whether a structured exercise plan can lessen side effects from chemotherapy in people with colorectal or stomach/esophagus solid tumors. If you’re about to start chemotherapy, the study will check whether exercising helps you feel and function better during treatment.
Hartford, ConnecticutAges 18 years+ - NCT05822258Recruiting
Tracking freezing while walking in Parkinson’s using motion sensors
This study tests motion-sensor devices (small inertial measurement units) to detect moments when walking suddenly “freezes” in Parkinson’s disease. If you have freezing episodes, it may help researchers measure them more accurately and support better monitoring.
Rennes, Brittany RegionAges 18 years+ - NCT05835622Recruiting
Home walking brace study to improve quality of life in MS
This study tests whether using a home “walking exoskeleton” brace can improve quality of life for people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who have moderate walking problems. You would use the device at home, and the study team will check your walking safety and comfort during and after training.
Saint-Genis-Laval, Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesAges 18 years+
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Common questions
- Are there clinical trials for walking?
- Yes. Clin2 currently lists 288 recruiting walking studies from the U.S. registry, each rewritten for real people, not researchers, so you can see what it’s testing and who it’s for.
- How do I know if I qualify for a walking trial?
- Each study lists its eligibility criteria — rules about age, diagnosis, and prior treatments. On every Clin2 trial page we explain these in words written for real people and offer a short, optional pre-screen for a fit read. The study team makes the final decision.
- Does it cost anything to join a walking trial?
- Using Clin2 is always free. Many trials cover the cost of the study treatment and related visits; some reimburse travel. The study team explains exactly what’s covered before you decide.
Related conditions
Clin2 helps you find and understand clinical trials and does not provide medical advice. Study data comes from ClinicalTrials.gov. Talk with your doctor about whether a specific trial is right for you.