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Aquatic Treadmill Therapy for Improving Gait, Balance, Fitness and Quality of Life in Stroke Patients

Safety and Efficacy of Aquatic Treadmill Therapy for Improving Economy of Gait, Gait Speed, Balance, Cardiovascular Fitness, and Quality of Life in Ambulatory Adult Stroke Patients: A Pilot Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00983827
Acronym
ATT
Enrollment
9
Registered
2009-09-24
Start date
2008-05-31
Completion date
2011-05-31
Last updated
2013-01-15

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hemiparesis, Ischemic or Hemorrhagic Stroke

Brief summary

This study aims to determine if Aquatic Treadmill Therapy is effective for improving economy of gait, gait speed, balance, and cardiovascular fitness in people with chronic stroke.

Interventions

DEVICEAquatic treadmill training

HydroWorx aquatic therapy pool with an underwater, integrated and adjustable speed treadmill

Sponsors

University of Utah
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Individuals with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke with hemiparesis who have chronic deficits in gait, falls and/or poor fitness

Exclusion criteria

* Subjects with medical co-morbidities that may affect gait and endurance.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Safety16 weeksNumber of procedure related adverse events that occurred during study.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Aquatic Treadmill Training8
Total8

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject1

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicAquatic Treadmill Training
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
1 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
7 Participants
Age Continuous53.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.48
Region of Enrollment
United States
8 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
2 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
2 / 8
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 8

Outcome results

Primary

Safety

Number of procedure related adverse events that occurred during study.

Time frame: 16 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Aquatic Treadmill TrainingSafety0 adverse events

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026