Effects Of Faradic Current Versus Ankle-Foot Orthosis In Patients With Foot Drop

Foot Drop Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects Of Faradic Current Versus Ankle-Foot Orthosis In Patients With Foot Drop Due To Stroke

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05449275
• Other study ID #: REC-FSD-00264
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This research aims to compare changes in gait quality and function between faradic current & Ankle foot orthosis with stroke related foot drop

Description:

Randomized control trial study will be carried out at different health care units when synopsis will be approved. Enrollment of patients will be done by using purposive sampling technique. The selection of the patients will be done on the basis of exclusion criteria and inclusion criteria. The patients enrolled will be divided into 2 groups. Group A patients will be given faradic current on the other hand group B patients will be provided with ankle foot orthosis. The assessment of the patient will be done after 6 months and the outcome tools used will be 10-meter walk test, stroke impact scale, 6-meter walk test, Berg balance scale, Time up and go test. The data of the patient will be noted before giving treatment and after treatment and will be compared after 6 months. Consent will be taken from each patient. Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 20 will be used for the entry and analysis of data

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who had been affected by stroke
• Good communication skills so the patient can follow the instructions
• Patients of both genders with any age group

Exclusion Criteria:

• Impairment in lower limb other that foot drop
• Patient suffering with any cardiovascular disease

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Foot Drop
• Peroneal Neuropathies

Intervention

Other:
• Faradic current
The most common Electrical stimulation applied for foot drop is faradic current. Faradic current provides the strength and improvement to volitational muscles and increase the coordination and reduce spasticity.
• Ankle foot orthosis
AFO is most commonly used technique but it also has some disadvantage mainly is the movement in limited direction and also in development of contractures and may have the problem in standing from chair

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Ripah International University	Faisalabad	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Berg Balance Scale	The Berg Balance Scale is used to objectively determine a patient's ability or inability to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks.	12th Week
Primary	Stroke impact scale	The Stroke Impact Scale assesses other dimensions of health related quality of life: emotion, communication, memory and thinking, and social role function. *The first four of these domains may be combined into one physical domain, but the others must be scored separately.	12th Week