Comparative Effects of Virtual Reality and Frenkel's Exercises in Patients With Stroke.

Riphah International University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: virtual reality; Other: Frenkel's exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06509698

REC/RCR&AHS/23/0284 Aqsa

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the effects of Virtual reality and Frenkel's exercises on balance, gait and quality of life in patients with stroke.

Full description

This randomized Control trial will be conducted at Islam central hospital, Sialkot over a duration of 7 months after approval of synopsis. 36 Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be further divided into 2 groups. The treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Treatment sessions will be of 30 minutes with short resting intervals. Data will be collected using various assessment tools including, berg balance scale, time-up and stroke-specific quality of life. Pre-intervention assessment will be conducted before starting the treatment protocol and post assessment after 6 weeks of treatment. The data will be analyzed using SPSS version 28 for Windows software. Statistical significance will be set at p = 0.05. Normality of data will be assessed through Kolmogorov Smirnov test. Difference between pre-treatment and post-treatment readings will be calculated using Paired sample t-test for parametric data. For non-parametric data Wilcoxon test will be used. Independent sample t-test will be used for parametric data and Mann Whitney test will be used for non-parametric data.

Enrollment: 36 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1- Age 40-65 years. 2. Stroke patients with both genders. 3. Subacute stroke patients will be included. 4. Survivors of ischemic stroke. 5. No prior experience with VR-based rehabilitation. 6. Patients with ≥24 Mini-Mental State Exam score.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patient with serious behavioral problems or mental health.
2. Patients with recent lower extremity deep vein thrombosis, quadriplegia, Parkinson's disease, lower limb fractures, or recent myocardial infarction.
3. Patients with malignant tumor, or other unstable condition.
4. Participants with ENT defect, hearing, majorly affected vision(blindness), cataract, glaucoma, loss of vision.
5. Subjects with diagnosed vestibular disease.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

virtual reality

Experimental group

Description:

Virtual reality used for balance, gait and quality of life the treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Warmup period, Instruct the patient/participants, Gaming time (20 minutes), cool down period (5 minutes). Treatment sessions will be of 30 minutes with short resting intervals.

Treatment:

Other: virtual reality

Frenkel's exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Frenkel's exercise used for balance, gait and quality of life Frenkel's exercise, the treatment will be given with the frequency of 3 times per week for 6 weeks. Warmup period (5 minutes), frenkel's exercise (20 minutes), cool down period (5 minutes). Treatment sessions will be of 30 minutes with short resting intervals.

Treatment:

Other: Frenkel's exercise