Vibration therapy for stroke recovery
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if a short, local vibration treatment can help stroke patients with leg spasticity (tightness in the calf muscle) improve walking. If you have had a stroke and have mild to moderate spasticity in your lower leg, you may be able to join.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 45 and 75 years old
- You had a stroke caused by a blood clot or bleeding in the brain
- You can talk and understand instructions easily
- You have tightness (spasticity) in your calf muscle, but you can still put your heel on the ground
- You can walk on your own (with or without a walker or cane)
- You weigh less than 150 kilograms (about 330 pounds)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
Similar studies
Other trials that look related to this one.
This study tests whether vibrations applied to the bottom of your feet can help improve walking and balance after stroke. You'll receive plantar vibration therapy (gentle vibrations under your feet) while performing walking and balance exercises to see if it helps your recovery.
This study tests whether a gentle vibrating device applied to the legs can improve walking and balance in children with cerebral palsy. It may help reduce muscle tightness and make moving easier.
This study tests whether a program using local vibrations on the muscles in the front of your ankle can improve leg nerve and movement recovery after stroke. It may help people who have weak ankle lifting during the weeks to months after stroke.
This trial tests if adding whole-body vibration therapy to botulinum toxin A (Botox) injections can improve muscle stiffness, balance, and walking in stroke survivors. It may help reduce spasticity and make daily activities easier.
This trial tests if gentle vibrations can reduce muscle stiffness (spasticity) in the lower leg after a neurologic condition like stroke or brain injury. You may join if you've had spasticity for at least 6 months and can stand with or without help.
This trial tests if adding a gentle vibrator to standard muscle-stimulation therapy can improve leg movement in people recovering from a stroke. It's for those who had a stroke 2 weeks to 3 months ago and have mild to moderate thinking and movement issues.
Hear when a new Acute Effect of Local Vibration Application in Stroke Patients trial opens
We’ll email you when one opens — at most once a week, no account needed, unsubscribe anytime.