Combine Effects of Brunnstorm Movement Therapy and LLLT in Chronic Stroke Patient

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Stroke

Treatments: Other: Combined Brunnstorm Movement therapy and low level laser therapy; Other: Brunnstorm movement therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06292481

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0240

Details and patient eligibility

About

The primary objective of this study is to determine the combined effects of Brunnstorm movement therapy and low level laser therapy on upper limb function in chronic stroke patient.

Enrollment: 48 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age range between 40 & 60 years (16)
• Both males and females.
• Combined Effects of Brunnstorm movement therapy and LLLT on Upper limb function Hand dexterity in stroke
• Patient with maximum Grade 1 and 1+ spasticity according to Modified
• Ashworth scale and minimum muscle strength of 1 in the biceps brachii muscle.
• Onset of injury : (1 to 2 years)

Exclusion criteria

• Any comorbidity such as malignancy, inflammatory rheumatologic disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus erythematosus, etc.
• Have a pacemaker or a history of serious cardiac events or of cardiorespiratory dysfunction.
• Visual impairment
• Any other musculoskeletal disorders of extremity
• Severe cognitive impairment or aphasia leading to difficulty in communication, Participants unwilling to comply with the protocol.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

---

48 participants in 2 patient groups

Brunnstorm Movement therapy

Experimental group

Description:

this group received Brunnstorm Movement therapy for 3 to 5 sessions per week, each lasting approximately 30 to 60 minutes for 6 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Brunnstorm movement therapy

Combined Brunnstorm Movement therapy and low level laser therapy

Experimental group

Description:

this group received Combined Brunnstorm Movement therapy and low level laser therapy for 3 to 5 sessions per week, each lasting approximately 30 to 60 minutes for 6 weeks

Treatment:

Other: Combined Brunnstorm Movement therapy and low level laser therapy