Can mental math improve walking balance after stroke?
Part of Brain & nervous system, Heart & circulation clinical trials.
This study tests if doing simple mental math while walking can help improve your balance and gait after a stroke. It's designed for people who can already walk on their own and have no major memory or vision problems.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have had a stroke.
- You can walk at least 30 feet (10 meters) on your own, with or without a walker or cane.
- Your memory and thinking are fairly good (as measured by a standard test).
- You do not have blindness in half of your vision (hemianopia).
- You do not have severe language problems like Wernicke's aphasia (difficulty understanding language) or global aphasia (severe speaking and understanding issues).
- You have no recent leg injuries or surgeries that make walking hard.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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