EFFECT of PHYSIOTHERAPY in STROKE

Firat University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Physiotherapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06782750

250963

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was aimed to determine the volumetric change in the corpus callosum after the rehabilitation program in patients with stroke. A total of 42 patients (22 males, 20 females), 21 right hemiplegic and 21 left hemiplegic patients with unilateral hemiplegia were enrolled in the rehabilitation program. Traditional physiotherapy treatment was applied 5 days in a week, 1 hour in a day for 6 weeks. The corpus callosum volumes were measured and evaluated on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images before and after the treatment.

Full description

Physical therapy after stroke contributes to the physical and social recovery of the paralyzed person. Corpus callosum is the commissural fibers consisting of white matter connecting the cortical areas between hemispheres. Its main function is to provide information exchange and coordination by establishing interhemispheric connections between areas in the right and left hemispheres. Inactivity and decreased physical activity may cause a decrease in the volume of the corpus callosum in patients with stroke. It was aimed to determine the volumetric change in the corpus callosum after the rehabilitation program in patients with stroke. A total of 42 patients (22 males, 20 females), 21 right hemiplegic and 21 left hemiplegic patients with unilateral hemiplegia were enrolled in the rehabilitation program. Traditional physiotherapy treatment was applied 5 days in a week, 1 hour in a day for 6 weeks. The corpus callosum volumes were measured and evaluated on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images before and after the treatment.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients diagnosed with stroke
• Patients had unilateral hemiplegia
• Patients practiced a rehabilitation program at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Exclusion criteria

• Patients had other neurological disease
• Patients had mental disorders

Trial design

42 participants in 1 patient group

Hemiplegic patients

Description:

Patients had unilateral hemiplegia, practiced a rehabilitation program at the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic of Firat University, and had no other neurological disease, were selected for the right and left groups.

Treatment:

Other: Physiotherapy