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Walking, Difficulty: early-phase trial registry
8 of 13 indexed Walking, Difficulty trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #1,315 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
13 US clinical trials · 8 currently recruiting · #1,315 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Walking, Difficulty: 13 US clinical trials tracked, 8 recruiting.
Walking, Difficulty is the subject of 13 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 8 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 3 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is Northwestern University, running 4 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition walking-difficulty
OPEN 8 | RECR 62% | LATE 1 | EARLY 3 | RANK #1315 | SPON 4
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: High Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (62% recruiting · 13 trials)
Walking, Difficulty lists 8 open slots (62% of 13 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Walking, Difficulty on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Walking, Difficulty is recruiting above its size-band peers.
8 of 13 indexed trials (61.5%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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One sponsor concentrates Walking, Difficulty research.
Northwestern University accounts for 4 of 13 trials (30.8%). 9 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Walking, Difficulty trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 60 among the 13 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 10 of those (76.9%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Walking, Difficulty research is mostly interventional.
12 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (92.3% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
13 total, page 1 of 1
SMART Exercise for PAD
Northwestern University
NCT06032065
To Develop a Walking Exercise Program for Non-ambulatory Stroke Survivors
University of Kansas Medical Center
NCT06247553
Heat Therapy, Functional Capacity, and Vascular Health in Older Adults
University of North Texas Health Science Center
NCT05706181
Passive Stretching in Peripheral Arterial Disease Patients
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
NCT06420752
Biomarkers of Reaction To HIIT Exercise
VA Office of Research and Development
NCT06059872
Fisetin to Reduce Senescence and Mobility Impairment in PAD
Northwestern University
NCT06399809
Far Red Light to Improve Functioning in PAD
Northwestern University
NCT06165016
ENhancing Exercise with LIGHT to Improve Functioning in PAD
Northwestern University
NCT06399900
Testing Interventions for Mobility Through Exercise (TIME)
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT05725564
Reflex Excitability in Post-stroke Stiff-Knee Gait
MetroHealth Medical Center
NCT04947865
Functional Activity Strength Training
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
NCT05697497
Quantifying the Role of Sensory Systems Processing in Post-Stroke Walking Recovery
University of Cincinnati
NCT04553198
Cortical Processes During Walking Post-stroke
University of Florida
NCT05710029
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 2 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Walking, Difficulty records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Walking, Difficulty trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Walking, Difficulty page
13 registered trials, 8 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 8 Walking, Difficulty trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- Northwestern University sponsors the most Walking, Difficulty trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See Northwestern University's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Walking, Difficulty condition card totals 13 registered trials; most-linked intervention Sham light therapy; top US site state Illinois. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.