Effectiveness of Telerehabilitation in Improving Walking and Balance Among Stroke Survivors?

King Saud University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Home-based exercise program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04875910

Tele-rehabilitaion exercises

Details and patient eligibility

About

A good rehabilitation program may not be accessible for all individuals living with stroke due to cost, transportation and compliance. Telerehabilitation is an alternative health care program that may help in overcoming this issue. In this study we aim to find if the use of telerehabilitation in Saudi Arabia would improve balance and walking in stroke survivors during this pandemic.

Full description

Background: Rehabilitation program is commonly provided after stroke to improve functional outcomes. A good rehabilitation program may not be accessible for all individuals living with stroke due to cost, transportation and compliance. Telerehabilitation is an alternative health care program that has been used to provide therapy for stroke survivors living in rural areas. With COVID-19 pandemic, many stroke survivors have lost their access to rehabilitation. Therefore, telerehabilitation may help in overcoming this issue. In this study we aim to find if the use of telerehabilitation in Saudi Arabia would improve balance and walking in stroke survivors during this pandemic.

Methods: 2 stroke survivors ( male and female/ >6 months post stroke) are included in this case study. Participants will receive a task-specific activity training (3days/week moderate exercises for 4 weeks) Both participants will provide feedback through questionnaires pre and post the 4 weeks intervention. We will use the Activities- specific balance confidence (ABC) scale, Lower limb functional scale (LEFS) and Stroke severity quality of life scale ( SS-Qol).

• Intervention: The participants will follow a home-based exercise through videos with follow up from the therapists for 4 weeks.

Enrollment: 2 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects who have been diagnosed with stroke 6 months or more.
• Either right or left hemiparesis.
• Subjects able to walk with or without assistive device.
• age between 40-70. 5) Subjects can understand and follow commands.

Exclusion criteria

• subjects with uncontrolled Blood pressure, heart rate or breathing problems.
• Having an orthopedic problem or pain that limits walking and standing.
• Subject with vestibular disorders.
• Subjects with cognitive disorders. 5) Subjects with hemi spatial neglect

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2 participants in 1 patient group

Stroke survivors participants

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects who have been diagnosed with stroke 6 months or more. 1)Either right and left hemiparesis. 2) Subjects able to walk with or without assistive device. 3) age between 40-80. 4) Subjects can understand and follow commands. Exclusion criteria is: 1) subjects with uncontrolled Blood pressure, heart rate or breathing problems. 2) Having an orthopedic problem or

Treatment:

Other: Home-based exercise program