Comparison of the Effects of Ordinary and Differential Learning Based Physiotherapy on Subjects With Ischemic Stroke Torso Control, Balance and Gait in the Second Phase of Rehabilitation

Ischemic Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Comparison of the Effects of Ordinary and Differential Learning Based Physiotherapy on Subjects With Ischemic Stroke Torso Control, Balance and Gait in the Second Phase of Rehabilitation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04985162
• Other study ID #: 002
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 12, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect or ordinary and differential learning based physiotherapy for torso control, balance and gait on subjects with ischemic stroke in the second phase of rehabilitation

Description:

Ischemic stroke is still the second most common cause of death and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Half of all individuals with ischemic stroke do not regain lost body functions until the end of life. Individuals with ischemic stroke are most likely to have impaired cognitive, sensory, and motor functions, but the greatest challenge for health care professionals is impaired motor skills caused by motor nerve cell damage. In order to minimize the degree of disability, it is important to respond quickly to a person's condition. Because it has been shown that lost functions can be taken over by adjacent, non-stroke-affected areas of the cerebral cortex, early rehabilitation is a key factor that can help prevent function limitation by acting in conjunction with spontaneous recovery of body function.

The aim of the study is to assess the effect or ordinary and differential learning based physiotherapy for torso control, balance and gait on subjects with ischemic stroke in the second phase of rehabilitation.

The study was approved by Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics of Kaunas Region (2020-06-30 No.BEC-KN(B)-263).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: March 12, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 8, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 45 Years to 74 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients rehabilitated in Neurorabilitation Departmen of Lithuanian University of Health sciences hospital Kauno Kliniko in the second stage of rehabilitation;

• Stroke for the first time;

• 45-74 m. age;

• Able to go with aids;

• Voluntary consent to participate in the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cerebral Infarction
• Ischemia
• Ischemic Stroke
• Stroke

Intervention

Other:
• Intervention group
Differential learning based physiotherapy to improve torso control, balance and gait
• Control group
Ordinary physiotherapy program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Lithuania	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation	Kaunas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Lithuania, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Torso control assessment scale	The torso control rating scale evaluates torso functions in a variety of locations, whether standing, sitting or performing a mobility assessment task. Each task was scored from 0 to 3 points: 0 - cannot perform task, 3 - can perfom task independently. Total test score is 36 and a higher total score meant a better trunk function.	Baseline to 3 weeks
Primary	Berg balance test	The Berg scale is used to assess a subject's static and dynamic balance. It is a 14 item list with each item consisting of a five-point ordinal scale ranging from 0 to 4. The maximum obtainable score is 56. 0 points -are awarded to answers portraying the lowest level of function while 4 points are awarded to the highest level of function.	Baseline to 3 weeks
Primary	Dynamic gait index is used to assess the likelihood of falling. A four-point ordinal scale, ranging from 0-3 points. Total maximum score is 24 points. 0 points indicates the lowest level of function and 3 points - the highest level of function.	Dynamic gait index assessed the gait model, provided information about the person's balance while walking	Baseline to 3 weeks