Effectiveness of a Neuromuscular Exercise Program and Visual Feedback in the Management of Body Position for Stroke Survivors

Lithuanian University of Health Sciences

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Brain Ischemia; Stroke, Ischemic

Treatments: Device: Biodex Balance SD and Biodex Gait Trainer; Other: Standard physiotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05187559

RK-NRB-TS-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the biomedical research is to evaluate the changes of body position management during standing and walking for stroke patients, using innovative training methods during the rehabilitation.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 44 to 74 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Experienced an ischemic stroke for the first time;
• Middle-aged (44-59) and elderly (60-74) by WHO classification;
• Muscle strength of the lower extremities according to the Oxford scale is 3-5 points;
• Do not have any neglect;
• Mini Mental State Examination >12 points.

Exclusion criteria

• Experienced an ischemic stroke not for the first time;
• Had hip or knee replacement surgery's, which may affect gait;
• Muscle strength of the lower extremities according to the Oxford scale is 0-2 points;
• Have neglect;
• Mini Mental State Examination <12 points.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

First Group

Experimental group

Description:

Neuromuscular exercise program with standard physiotherapy with no visual feedback.

Treatment:

Other: Standard physiotherapy

Second Group

Experimental group

Description:

Neuromuscular exercise program with physiotherapy with visual feedback using Biodex platform

Treatment:

Device: Biodex Balance SD and Biodex Gait Trainer