Immediate Effect of Non-Elastic Taping on Gait Balance in Stroke Patients

Uskudar University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Other: Nonelastic taping

Other: Conservative physiotherapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05940792

UskudarU1

Details and patient eligibility

About

After a stroke, most patients have poor ankle control and difficulty walking. Considering that proper foot placement will provide a more balanced and controlled gait, the aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effect of non-elastic ankle taping providing eversion support on gait balance in stroke patients.

Full description

The study included 30 stroke patients. Participants were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention group(n=15) and the control group(n=15). The control group received 45 min of conventional physiotherapy. The intervention group received 45 min of conventional physiotherapy after nonelastic taping, which provides eversion support. The gait balance of both groups was evaluated using the Dynamic Gait Index before and after treatment. . Pre- and post-intervention data were statistically analyzed and compared.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 75 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

having a stroke diagnosis at least 6 months ago,
being between the ages of 18 and 75,
having a spasticity grade of 0, 1, 1+, 2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale,
having no cooperation problems and being mobilized without support.

Exclusion criteria

orthopedic problems such as surgical intervention, fracture history, presence of cognitive, visual, or cardiovascular diseases
skin sensitivity in the foot and ankle that may affect gait.