IRCT20201110049330N1 IRCT 2026-10-09 Hamedan University of Medical Sciences Effect of immediate and short-term use of two new Ankle-Foot- Orthosis on balance in stroke pations NAFO ( newly designed articulated ankle foot orthosis) Immediate and after 6 weeks effect of newly design articulated Ankle Foot Orthosis on postural control in static and dynamic conditions in drop foot post stroke 2026-10-24 anticipated 20 Recruiting https://irct.ir/trial/93896 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Single blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Randomization description: In this study, participants will be randomly assigned to two equal groups using a simple lottery method. One group will receive the standard intervention (posterior leaf spring AFO) and the other group will receive the newly designed articulated AFO for a period of 6 weeks, Blinding description: This study utilizes a single-blind design. Due to the visual and physical nature of the ankle-foot orthoses and the type of intervention, blinding of the participants and the healthcare providers (the orthotist fitting the device) is not possible. However, the outcome assessor (the individual recording and extracting force plate data) will be blinded to the group allocation and the type of intervention. Additionally, the data collectors and the statistical analyst will be blinded to the group codes to minimize bias. Data will also be monitored by a Data Safety and Monitoring Committee.". N/A stroke (hemiplegia) with drop foot. Intervention group (Group 1): Using a standard ankle-foot orthosis (posterior leaf spring) for 6 weeks. new intervention (Group 2): Using a newly designed articulated ankle-foot orthosis for 6 weeks. Data from the condition before using the orthosis (wearing shoes only) will be considered as the control condition.. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is As the study is in the execution phase and data has not yet been collected, the decision regarding the sharing of individual participant data (IPD) is postponed until after the study is completed and the results are published