Impairment-Specific and Augmented Intervention on Turning

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Impairment-specific and augmented intervention; Other: Conventional physical therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04438343

YM109070F

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of the impairment-specific and augmented intervention based balance and strength training on turning performance in individuals with chronic stroke.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≧ 6 months post first-ever stroke with unilateral motor deficits
• ≧20 years of age
• The ability to walk independently for at least 7 m with or without using walking aids
• Score ≧ 24 of 30 on the Mini-Mental State Examination

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable medical conditions (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, aspiration pneumonia, or superimposed sepsis)
• History of other diseases known to interfere with participation in the study (e.g., heart failure, hemineglect, or diabetic neuropathy)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

experimental group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Impairment-specific and augmented intervention

control group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Conventional physical therapy