EFFECT OF EXERCISES IN PATIENTS WITH STROKE

TC Erciyes University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Exercise

Treatments: Other: ROM Exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05660902

SVHROM

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of ROM exercises applied to individuals who had a stroke on functional independence and quality of life.

Design: This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study Methods: The study was conducted with 80 individuals, 40 of whom were in the intervention group and 40 in the control group, who received inpatient treatment in the neurology service of a regional city hospital, and met the inclusion criteria. Planned ROM exercises were applied to the individuals in the intervention group 3 times a day for 2 weeks, and no application was made to the control group other than routine treatment. Data were collected by the researcher using the Questionnaire Form, Patient Information Form, Functional Independence Scale and Stroke Specific Quality of Life Scale.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over 18 years old,
• Coming to the hospital within 72 hours of having a stroke,
• A definitive diagnosis of Cerebrovascular Diseases according to the diagnostic criteria,
• Having a hemiplegic condition,
• Having a score of 13 or higher on the Glasgow Coma Scale,
• Not to be involved in any special exercise program other than the service routine,
• Having approval from the clinician about there is no harm in doing ROM exercises,
• Agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• People with quadriplegia/tetraplegia,
• Those with psychiatric illnesses,
• Those who have any extremity amputated,
• Those who have open wounds that prevent exercise and cause bleeding,
• Those with fractures in their body and those who had an orthopedic operation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Patients in this group continued their routine medical treatment program without any treatment.

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group continued their routine medical treatment program without any treatment. Moreover, ROM exercises were performed by the researcher and health personnel trained by the researcher 3 times a day for 2 weeks, approximately 30 minutes.

Treatment:

Other: ROM Exercises