The Effects of the Swiss Ball on Cerebral Vascular Accident

Cerebrovascular Accident Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of the Swiss Ball on Patients With Hemiplegia Due to Cerebral Vascular Accident

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00735033
• Other study ID #: coetica-130/2004
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 12, 2008
• Last updated: August 18, 2008

Study information

• Verified date: May 2008
• Source: Fortaleza University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the Swiss ball on patients with hemiplegia due to CVA.

Description:

The Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA) is a neurological deficit, which may be transitory or definite, leading to motor, psychological and social alterations. It's the third cause of death in the industrialized world, of which 90% of the survivors have some residual deficit and 30% become disabled. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the Swiss ball on patients with hemiplegia due to CVA. An intervening and controlled study was conducted on 12 patients of both genders and over 50 years old with chronic hemiplegia, all undergoing treatment at the Beneficent Rehabilitation Association of Ceará. The patients in the experimental group (EG) underwent treatment with the Swiss ball added to conventional physical therapy and the control group (CG) went through conventional physiotherapy sessions. The treatment was done twice a week, consisting of 14 sessions altogether. The data were collected in an evaluation form at the beginning and at the end of the treatment. Most patients were found to be males; they had typical walking ability, tonus, and posture of chronic hemiplegia patients. The patients in the experimental group showed significantly greater muscular strength on the lower limbs than the control group (p < 0,05, Student t test), however, the same did not happen in the case of the other parameters, such as strength on the upper limbs, coordination, and balance. We can conclude that the treatment with the Swiss ball can promote increased strength, which will allow for a more efficient recovery in the studied population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 0
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 19 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hemiplegia due to CVA

• In physiotherapy treatment

• Acceptance in join the research

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less then 6 months of diagnostic

Study Design

Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebrovascular Accident
• Hemiplegia
• Stroke

Intervention

Other:
• Physiotherapy with Swiss Ball

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fortaleza University