Effect of Pelvic Control Exercises in Stroke

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Pelvic and trunk control exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06067724

Pelvic control in stroke

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the combined effect of pelvic and trunk control exercises on muscle performance of affected upper extremity in stroke patients.

Full description

The study conducted on forty stroke patients. They assessed by Biodex System 3 Pro Isokinetic, Modified Ashworth Scale(MAS), Fugel Meyer Assessment scale (FMAS), Box and block test and hand grip dynamometer. Patients divided into control group and study group. The control group treated by a traditional physical therapy program.The study group treated by the traditional physical therap program in addition to pelvic and trunk control exercises for 40 min.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 45 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient's age will range from 45 - 60 years.
• Muscle tone grade will range from 1 to 1+ according to modified Ashworth scale.
• Duration of illness will range from 6 to 18 months after stroke onset.
• Ability of the patient to stand without assistive devices.

Exclusion criteria

• • Other neurological or musculoskeletal disorders that might affect pelvic alignment such as severe arthritis, knee surgery, total hip joint replacement, lower limb fractures, contractures of fixed deformity or leg length discrepancy.

  • Severe chronic back and/or knee pain that might affected standing posture.
  • Recurrent stroke
  • Shoulder or upper limb injury that might affect the recovery.
  • Perceptual or cognitive dysfunctions.
  • BMI > 30

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Pelvic and trunk control exercises

Active Comparator group

Description:

Twenty Egyptian male stroke patients will receive 40 minutes of pelvic and trunk control exercises for six weeks after a 30 minutes of traditional physical therapy program.

Treatment:

Other: Pelvic and trunk control exercises

Traditional physical therapy

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Twenty Egyptian male stroke patients will receive 30 minutes of sham traditional physical therapy program for six weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Pelvic and trunk control exercises