Yoga Exercise for Improving Balance in Patients With Subacute &Ｃhronic Stroke

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Yoga Exercise for Improving Balance in Patients With Subacute &Ｃhronic Stroke : A Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01806922
• Other study ID #: 201210006RIB
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 6, 2013
• Last updated: February 9, 2014
• Start date: March 2013
• Est. completion date: February 2014

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: National Taiwan University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Department of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Hypothesis: This study investigated the hypothesis that subacute and chronic stroke patients who received a combination of yoga and traditional physiotherapy were getting more improvement in standing balance than traditional physiotherapy. And we also hypothesis yoga can improve post-stroke depression symtom.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: February 2014
• Est. primary completion date: February 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 30 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The time of stroke onset is more than 91 days.

2. Able to stand for more than 1 minutes.

3. Between the ages of 30 and 80.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Now receive others palliative therapy.

2. Significant psychotic disease.

3. Obvious language disorder.

4. Medical contraindication(clincans evaluate cannot included).

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Stroke

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Yoga

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch	Hsin-Chu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taiwan University Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

References & Publications (1)

1.Tyson SF, Hanley M, Chillala J, Selley A, Tallis RC. Balance disability after stroke. Phys Ther. 2006;86:30. 2.Jorgensen L, Engstad T, Jacobsen BK. Higher incidence of falls in long-term stroke survivors than in population controls: Depressive symptoms predict falls after stroke. Stroke. 2002;33:542-547 3.Balance retraining after stroke using force platform biofeedback. Phys Ther. 1997 ; 77;553-58. 4.A yoga-based exercise program for people with chronic poststroke hemiparesis. Bastille JV, Gill-Body KM. Phys Ther. 2004 Jan;84(1):33-48. 5.Poststroke balance improves with yoga: a pilot study.Schmid AA, Van Puymbroeck M, Altenburger PA, Schalk NL, Dierks TA, Miller KK, Damush TM, Bravata DM, Williams LS. Stroke. 2012 Sep;43(9):2402-7. Epub 2012 Jul 26. 6.Chan W, Immink MA, Hillier S. Yoga and exercise for symptoms of depression and anxiety in people with poststroke disability: a randomized, controlled pilot trial. Altern Ther Health Med. 2012 May-Jun;18(3):34-43.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Berg Balance Scale		within 7 days after finish yoga therapy course	No
Secondary	Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire		within 7 days after finish yoga therapy course	No