Trial reportJournal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation2023
Immediate improvements in post-stroke gait biomechanics are induced with both real-time limb position and propulsive force biofeedback.
Trial report in Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03466372 (Innovative Biofeedback Strategies for Gait Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Innovative Biofeedback Strategies for Gait Training
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Examination of effect and responder to real-time auditory feedback during overground gait for stroke: a randomized cross-over study.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effect of Combined Visual Biofeedback and Metronome on Gait Reciprocity in Patients with Ischemic Stroke: A Pilot Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Tactile Biofeedback That Targets Stance Time Acutely Modulates Propulsion Mechanics in Healthy Gait.Research square · 2026Article
- Weight-bearing symmetry changes after asymmetric surface stiffness walking.Journal of neurophysiology · 2026Article
- Effects of Belt Accelerations During Push-Off on Propulsion Mechanics in Individuals Post-Stroke.IEEE transactions on neural systems and rehabilitation engineering : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society · 2026Article
- Effect of gait speed on post-stroke step length and anterior ground reaction force relative to individualized predicted values.Research square · 2025Article
- Therapeutic and orthotic effects of an adaptive functional electrical stimulation system on gait biomechanics in participants with stroke.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Early adherence to biofeedback training predicts long-term improvement in stroke patients: A machine learning approach.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Might patients with cerebellar ataxia benefit from the Computer Assisted Rehabilitation ENvironment (CAREN)? A pilot study focusing on gait and balance.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundParetic propulsion [measured as anteriorly-directed ground reaction forces (AGRF)] and trailing limb angle (TLA) show robust inter-relationships, and represent two key modifiable post-stroke gait variables that have biomechanical and clinical relevance. Our recent work demonstrated that real-time biofeedback is a feasible paradigm for modulating AGRF and TLA in able-bodied participants. However, the effects of TLA biofeedback on gait biomechanics of post-stroke individuals are poorly understood. Thus, our objective was to investigate the effects of unilateral, real-time, audiovisual TLA versus AGRF biofeedback on gait biomechanics in post-stroke individuals.
methodsNine post-stroke individuals (6 males, age 63 ± 9.8 years, 44.9 months post-stroke) participated in a single session of gait analysis comprised of three types of walking trials: no biofeedback, AGRF biofeedback, and TLA biofeedback. Biofeedback unilaterally targeted deficits on the paretic limb. Dependent variables included peak AGRF, TLA, and ankle plantarflexor moment. One-way repeated measures ANOVA with Bonferroni-corrected post-hoc comparisons were conducted to detect the effect of biofeedback on gait biomechanics variables.
resultsCompared to no-biofeedback, both AGRF and TLA biofeedback induced unilateral increases in paretic AGRF. TLA biofeedback induced significantly larger increases in paretic TLA than AGRF biofeedback. AGRF biofeedback increased ankle moment, and both feedback conditions increased non-paretic step length. Both types of biofeedback specifically targeted the paretic limb without inducing changes in the non-paretic limb.
conclusionsBy showing comparable increases in paretic limb gait biomechanics in response to both TLA and AGRF biofeedback, our novel findings provide the rationale and feasibility of paretic TLA as a gait biofeedback target for post-stroke individuals. Additionally, our results provide preliminary insights into divergent biomechanical mechanisms underlying improvements in post-stroke gait induced by these two biofeedback targets. We lay the groundwork for future investigations incorporating greater dosages and longer-term therapeutic effects of TLA biofeedback as a stroke gait rehabilitation strategy. Trial registration NCT03466372.
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