Alexander Technique, Routine Physical Therapy, Balance, Posture, Functional Mobility , Chronic, Hemorrhagic, Stroke

University of Lahore

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Chronic Hemorrhagic Stroke

Treatments: Other: Routine Physical Therapy; Other: Alexander Technique + Routine Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05255809

IRB-UOL-FAHS/1087/2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

MATERIALS AND METHODS Design: The randomized controlled trial. Setting: Nusrat Abdul Rauf Centre for Enablement, Faisalabad. Sample size:40 in each group. Experimental group: Recieve Alexander Technique with Routine Physical Therapy. Control Group: Recieve Routine Physical Therapy.

Full description

Control Group: Routine Physical Therapy duration: two days a week for 16 weeks.

Trunk stabilising exercises time duration will be 15 minutes,

Straight static standing.Time duration 15 minutes. Shoulders extend. Threestepsfeet placement.10cm away. Open eye target at 2m away. Arms by side.

Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Raise heel with straight foot & straight head. 20 minutes. Foot raise with straight foot & straight head. 20 minutes. Rest.5 minutes.

Experimental Group: Alexander Technique + Routine Physical Therapy duration for two days a week for 16 weeks. Lessons will be 32.

Verbal Instructions in Trunk stabilising exercises. Lift the lumber, Head in Centre, fix hands and feet. The time duration will be 15 minutes,

Verbal instructions in Stance Phase:

Relax-Lighten up-Relax-Pull-up. "Shoulder back", "head up", "tummy in" and "stand up straight".

Hip and feet width apart.

Straight static standing.Time duration 15 minutes. Shoulders extend. Threestepsfeet placement.10cm away. Open eye target at 2m away. Arms by side.

Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Raise heel with straight foot & straight head. 20 minutes. Foot raise with straight foot & straight head. 20 minutes. Rest.5 minutes.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic Hemorrhagic Hemiplegic Stroke.
• Age40-60Yrs.
• Both genders.
• Intact cognition by MMSE.
• Muscle tone assessment by Ashworth scale.
• Right or left side.
• 6th month onset. Exclusion Criteria: -
• Dizziness.
• Vertigo.
• Cerebellum damage.
• Hearing impairment.
• Vision impairment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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80 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Alexander Technique + Routine Physical Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Routine Physical Therapy+Alexander Technique Verbal Instructions in Trunk stabilising exercises. The time duration will be 15 minutes. Verbal instructions in Stance Phase Time duration 15 minutes.Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes. Lessons would be two days a week for 16 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Physical Therapy

Other: Alexander Technique + Routine Physical Therapy

Control Group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Routine Physical Therapy duration: two days a week for 16 weeks. Trunk stabilising exercises time duration will be 15 minutes. Stance Phase time duration will be 15 minutes.Ankle Strategy. 40 minutes with rest of 5 minutes after 10 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: Routine Physical Therapy