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Gait clinical trials and research

• 14Clinical trials
• 107NIH research projects
• 6Countries

Newest Gait clinical trials

All recruiting trials (14)

• Sensor-enabled ankle brace for gait and balance testing in adults

  Researchers are testing a modified ankle brace with built-in sensors to see if it accurately measures gait and balance compared with standard equipment in healthy adults.

  Recruiting Indiana University · Bloomington, Indiana · NCT07776223

• Effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on how people walk and their foot pressure

  A 12-week program of Basic Body Awareness Therapy is tested in healthy young adults to see if it can improve walking speed and how weight is distributed across the feet.

  Recruiting Hacettepe University · Ankara · NCT07688785

• Figure-of-8 Walking Test in Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome

  This observational study tests whether the Figure-of-8 Walk Test is a reliable and valid way to measure dynamic balance and gait in people with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome.

  Recruiting Balikesir University · Balıkesir, Bigadiç · NCT07586553

• Foot arch shape and its link to walking speed, gait timing, and leg reaction time in older adults

  See if foot arch shape relates to walking speed, gait timing, and leg reaction time in people aged 65 and older.

  Recruiting Balikesir University · Balıkesir, Bigadiç · NCT07582367

• How doing a thinking task while walking affects balance and gait in Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome

  This test will see if doing a thinking task while walking changes walking speed and balance in people aged 65 and older with Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome.

  Recruiting Balikesir University · Balıkesir, Bigadiç · NCT07572968

• Enhancing balance in multiple sclerosis with training plus electrical stimulation

  This trial will test whether adding leg muscle stimulation and/or noninvasive spinal stimulation to balance training helps adults with multiple sclerosis who have balance or walking trouble.

  Recruiting University Health Network, Toronto · Toronto, Ontario · NCT07174973

• Treadmill walking training to improve gait and body-side symmetry after stroke

  This program will test whether treadmill walking can reduce temperature differences between body sides and improve walking speed and endurance for people who had a stroke at least six months ago.

  Recruiting University of Salamanca · Salamanca, Salamanca · NCT07127861

• Implant to improve walking after spinal cord injury

  This study is testing a special device that helps people with partial spinal cord injuries walk better by stimulating their muscles.

  Recruiting at 2 sites Louis Stokes VA Medical Center · Cleveland, Ohio and 1 other locations · NCT06965127

• Comparing two rehabilitation programs for balance and walking in stroke patients

  This study is testing which rehabilitation program, Motor Relearning or Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, helps stroke patients improve their balance and walking better after six months of recovery.

  Recruiting Foundation University Islamabad · Islamabad · NCT06674590

• Effects of electrical stimulation and walking practice on brain-muscle connections

  This study tests if combining electrical stimulation with walking practice can improve the brain and muscle connections in healthy people, which might help older adults and stroke survivors walk better.

  Recruiting Emory University · Atlanta, Georgia · NCT06430164

• Examining how dual-tasking affects walking in children with developmental coordination disorder

  This study is testing how doing two things at once affects the walking patterns of children with developmental coordination disorder compared to kids without the condition.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University Ghent · Ghent, East-Flanders and 1 other locations · NCT06400043

• Analyzing balance and walking in older adults during head movements

  This study looks at how older adults keep their balance and walk when their heads move in different ways to see if it can help prevent falls.

  Recruiting Universiteit Antwerpen · Antwerp · NCT06345625

• Gait rehabilitation using biofeedback for knee injuries

  This study is testing if real-time feedback on walking can help younger people who had knee surgery recover better and avoid early signs of osteoarthritis.

  Recruiting University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, North Carolina · NCT05848622

• Collecting normal gait data using an advanced treadmill

  This study is trying to collect normal walking patterns from healthy people using a special treadmill to help doctors spot walking problems in patients.

  Recruiting University Hospital, Ghent · Ghent · NCT04987346

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 107)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Gait speed from wearable sensors to guide ALS trials

  A patient-friendly look at using wearable sensors to measure how fast people with ALS walk, to help run better ALS trials.

  NIH research Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11622545

• Movement-Enhanced Walking Training to Improve Balance After Stroke

  A specialized treadmill training using a cable-driven device, called Movement Amplification Environment (MAE), helps people with chronic stroke improve walking balance by enhancing their own movement awareness.

  NIH research Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital · Hines, United States · NIH-11597313

• Home-based gait monitoring to spot fall risk in seniors at risk for dementia

  A home-based smartphone app will track daily walking patterns in people 65 and older, especially those with mild cognitive impairment, to identify when they are at higher risk of falling.

  NIH research Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for Aged · Boston, United States · NIH-11452676

• Improving How the Great Toe Works and Its Link to Walking and Balance in Older Adults

  Researchers are testing new ways to measure how the big toe functions and how that relates to walking balance in adults, with a focus on older individuals.

  NIH research California State University San Marcos · San Marcos, United States · NIH-11444186

• Closed-loop brain stimulation to improve gait and stress in MS

  A personalized, real-time brain stimulation approach is tested to help adults with multiple sclerosis walk more smoothly and feel less stressed.

  NIH research Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences · Newark, UNITED STATES · NIH-11440734

• Teleassessment of gait and balance after stroke to expand remote rehabilitation

  A multi-site study tests simple remote gait and balance tests for stroke survivors to enable safer, easier rehabilitation from home.

  NIH research University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, UNITED STATES · NIH-11432210

• Personalized closed-loop treatment for freezing of gait in Parkinson’s disease

  A new implantable brain device trial aims to reduce freezing of gait in people with Parkinson’s by using on-device brain signals to guide stimulation in real time.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11424676

• Brain signals during quick steps: understanding reactive gait and falls

  A study at Western Kentucky University will look at how brain activity relates to fast, reactive walking and balance to help prevent falls in older adults.

  NIH research Western Kentucky University · Bowling Green, United States · NIH-11423996

• Preventing Falls in Older Adults Using Floor Vibrations to Detect Falls and Gait Changes

  A new approach aims to detect falls and gait changes in people aged 65 and older by analyzing floor vibrations, with the goal of preventing injuries and reducing fall-related costs.

  NIH research Advanced Smart Systems/evaluation Techno · Columbia, United States · NIH-11420561

• Neural links between walking and thinking in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

  This grant aims to understand how brain signals related to movement and thinking interact in aging and Alzheimer’s-related conditions to find early signs and interventions.

  NIH research University of Florida · Gainesville, United States · NIH-11394594

• Gait Monitoring System to Track Cognitive Decline in People at Risk for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias

  A wearable or remote gait-monitoring system that people at risk for Alzheimer’s can use to help detect early signs of cognitive decline.

  NIH research Innovative Design Labs, INC. · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11393757

• How the body's energy system affects walking in older adults

  We’re studying why walking becomes harder and tiring for people aged 70 and up, to understand what keeps their gait steady and efficient.

  NIH research Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, United States · NIH-11391401

• Imaging clues to how deep brain stimulation helps freezing of gait in Parkinson’s

  This study uses brain imaging to understand why deep brain stimulation helps or doesn’t help freezing of gait in people with Parkinson’s disease.

  NIH research Medical University of South Carolina · Charleston, United States · NIH-11389591

• Understanding movement transitions in Parkinson's disease and how cues help freezing of gait

  A study with people who have Parkinson's disease will explore why freezing of gait happens during movement changes and how external cues might help keep steps going.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11387870

• Gait-based digital biomarkers to identify dementia types

  A study at Stanford will use AI and video analysis to track how people walk and move, to help distinguish different kinds of dementia.

  NIH research Stanford University · Stanford, United States · NIH-11384883

• Improving balance and walking in older adults with gentle vestibular electrical stimulation

  This uses very small, nearly unnoticeable electrical pulses to the balance system to help balance and walking in older adults with age-related vestibular loss.

  NIH research Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · Boston, United States · NIH-11381316

• Dynamic Brain Imaging of Cerebral Palsy Gait

  This project uses advanced brain and spinal imaging to understand how cerebral palsy affects the way young people plan and control their leg movements during walking.

  NIH research Father Flanagan's Boys' Home · Boys Town, United States · NIH-11377566

• MINT conditioning to improve post-stroke walking with a wearable device

  A wearable, wireless EMG-based system called MINT helps people who’ve had a stroke re-train leg muscles to walk more easily, especially at home.

  NIH research Northwestern University · Chicago, United States · NIH-11373068

• Gait clues to cognitive change in Parkinson’s disease

  A study following people with Parkinson’s disease to see if how they walk, especially when distracted, can warn us about future cognitive decline.

  NIH research Arizona State University-Tempe Campus · Scottsdale, United States · NIH-11366228

• High-intensity, dynamic-balance treadmill training for people with MS

  A multicenter trial tests a strong treadmill walking program combined with balance challenges to help people with MS walk faster and more steadily.

  NIH research Marquette University · Milwaukee, United States · NIH-11362369

• Targeted Pathway Activation to Improve Gait and Balance in Parkinson’s Disease

  This grant tests a new way to improve walking and balance problems in people with Parkinson’s disease using more precise deep brain stimulation targets.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11362297

• Feasibility of an AI-Driven Gait Freeze Detector to Trigger Pauses and Cues in Parkinson’s

  A small study tests an AI system that detects when a person with Parkinson’s is about to freeze and gives a cue only at that moment to help them keep walking.

  NIH research Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, United States · NIH-11354931

• Exercise and cognitive training to improve gait in older Veterans with MS

  A program tests whether combining walking with resistance training and computer-based cognitive training helps older Veterans with multiple sclerosis walk better and stay safer.

  NIH research Veterans Health Administration · Decatur, UNITED STATES · NIH-11338209

• Powered knee and ankle prosthetics for K2-level transfemoral amputees

  A study tests lightweight, fully powered knee and ankle devices to help people with a transfemoral amputation at K2 level move more easily and efficiently.

  NIH research Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago D/b/a Shirley Ryan Abilitylab · Chicago, United States · NIH-11336405

• Understanding Walking Changes as an Early Sign of Alzheimer's and Dementia

  This project looks at how changes in walking patterns might give us early clues about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

  NIH research State University New York Stony Brook · Stony Brook, United States · NIH-11333073

• How stroke and Botox affect ankle stiffness during walking

  This project looks at how stroke and Botox (Botulinum Neurotoxin) change ankle stiffness and resistance during walking in people with gait problems.

  NIH research University of Michigan at Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, United States · NIH-11323537

• Stimulation of the vagus nerve to help gait in Veterans with Parkinson’s disease

  A non-invasive, home-based treatment using a handheld device to stimulate the vagus nerve may improve walking and balance for Veterans living with Parkinson’s disease.

  NIH research Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital · Hines, United States · NIH-11319019

• Optimizing spinal stimulation levels to improve walking for children with cerebral palsy

  A non-invasive spinal cord stimulation approach is tested with gait training to help children with cerebral palsy walk more easily and with less stiffness.

  NIH research University of Washington · Seattle, United States · NIH-11310983

• Wearable movement monitoring to spot fall risk in older adults

  This project uses a small wearable sensor worn during daily life to find walking and activity patterns that help identify older adults who are more likely to fall.

  NIH research Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11307017

• Why walking suddenly stops in Parkinson's — brain recordings with virtual reality

  Using brain sensors, EEG, motion capture, and a virtual-reality walking setup, researchers will look for specific brain signals when people with Parkinson's disease suddenly freeze while walking.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-11305205

• Characterization of how stroke affects both ankles during standing and walking

  This grant studies how stroke changes ankle movement in both legs during standing and walking to help improve posture and gait for stroke survivors.

  NIH research Arizona State University-Tempe Campus · Scottsdale, United States · NIH-11303780

• How Parkinson's affects walking and brain signals

  This project looks at how Parkinson's and levodopa change brain activity during walking and whether cueing helps people walk more automatically.

  NIH research Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, United States · NIH-11290413

• Immersive VR Overground Gait Rehab for Stroke Survivors

  A study tests an immersive virtual reality program to help stroke survivors practice walking in real-world-like settings.

  NIH research Indiana University Indianapolis · Indianapolis, United States · NIH-11287199

• How walking patterns after knee injury affect knee cartilage and arthritis risk

  This project tests whether certain walking patterns after knee injury harm knee cartilage in young people at risk for knee osteoarthritis.

  NIH research Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, United States · NIH-11261749

• How the brain controls walking in Parkinson's disease

  This project records brain signals from people with Parkinson's disease to learn how brain circuits start, sustain, and change walking.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11252273

• Improving walking for Veterans with non‑traumatic leg amputation

  A rehabilitation program aims to help Veterans with non‑traumatic lower‑limb amputation walk more evenly and reduce disability.

  NIH research VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System · Aurora, UNITED STATES · NIH-11249121

• Affordable at-home walking therapy device for people with neurological injuries

  An affordable device you can use at home to help people with stroke or other neurological conditions improve walking and mobility.

  NIH research Healing Innovations INC · Nashville, United States · NIH-11231101

• Walking and hand-movement patterns as digital clues for early dementia

  The team will use smartphone and camera recordings plus AI to track walking and hand movements to find early signs of Alzheimer's and related dementias in people before diagnosis.

  NIH research Stanford University · Stanford, United States · NIH-11196224

• Wearable device to prevent freezing of gait in Parkinson's

  This project builds a small wearable that detects freezing of gait in people with Parkinson's and provides personalized cues to help them start walking again.

  NIH research Barron Associates, INC. · Charlottesville, United States · NIH-11194250

• Brain and balance links to walking and thinking in Alzheimer's and related dementias

  This project looks at how changes in the brain and the balance system affect walking and thinking in older adults with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias.

  NIH research University of Florida · Gainesville, United States · NIH-11193952

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How many Gait clinical trials are recruiting right now?

14, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 6 countries. The most sites are in United States (4 trials), Turkey (Türkiye) (4 trials), Belgium (3 trials), Canada (1 trial), Pakistan (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

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