Motor Imagery Technique on Lower Limb Function Among Stroke Patients.

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke; Gait, Hemiplegic

Treatments: Other: Motor imagery technique; Other: Conventional Physical Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04707755

REC00664 Izharuddin

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on lower limb function among stroke patient.

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on lower limb spasticity among stroke patients.

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on gait among stroke patients.

To determine the effects of motor imagery technique on quality of life among stroke patients

Full description

Stroke affected the functional capacities and the state of health thus altered quality of life.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult without ADHD by Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale score.
• History of no more than one stroke.
• Lower limb muscles spasticity with the grade 1+ or 2 on modified Ashworth in scale.
• Mini-mental status score more than 25.
• Patients who are less than 6 months post-stroke.
• Modified Rankin scale score is 4.

Exclusion criteria

• Lesion of frontal, parietal and basal ganglia
• Excessive spasticity that is score of>3 on modified Ashworth spasticity scale.
• Any musculoskeletal disorder impeding lower limb function.
• Participating in any experimental rehabilitation or drug studies.
• Bed ridden patient.
• Subjects psychiatric disorder or dementia.
• Any neglect of space on the affected side, or any other neurological disease or auditory or visual.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Motor imagery technique

Experimental group

Description:

Motor Imagery technique Plus Conventional Physical therapy

Treatment:

Other: Motor imagery technique

Conventional Physical therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

passive stretching, ROM exercises, sitting to standing, anteroposterior step, climbing and descending stairs.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy