Physical Activity and Chronic Acquired Brain Injury (PASBI)

Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Injuries; Quality of Life; Motor Activity

Treatments: Behavioral: Experimental group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03162484

Universidad Politécnica

Details and patient eligibility

About

Most individuals who have survived an acquired brain injury (ABI) present consequences affecting the sensorimotor, cognitive, affective or behavioural components. The conditions can vary from mild to extreme. The consequences of an ABI may have a considerable impact on their functioning, and secondary conditions like depression or sedentary behaviours, so they suffer changes in their Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).

The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of a physical activity group program on HRQoL. As well as to identify factors that facilitate or act as a barrier to practice physical activity.

Full description

This study is a quasi experimental pre-post test with nonequivalent group design. There were two groups: 30 subjects with chronic ABI took part in a physical activity group program designed by a Sport Club in Madrid, Spain; and 30 subjects with chronic ABI which did not practice physical activity.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals with mild to moderate chronic acquired brain injury from any cause.
• Being over 18 years of age.
• Being practice two or more sessions per week.
• Ability to understand and complete questionnaires in Spanish.
• Voluntary participation in the study.
• Signed informed consent by the patient and/or their primary caregiver.

Exclusion criteria

• Return to work
• Aphasia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical activity intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention consisted in doing physical activities two to four times per week, each session last 60 minutes. The program includes different activities: swimming, paddle tennis, football and aerobic exercises into the swimming-pool. Each session starts with a warm up. The main part of the session is divided into two sections. The first section includes different exercises to improve balance, mobility and coordination. The second section is comprised of communicative and cooperative games. The session finishes with a cool-down.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental group

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

People in control group did not receive any physical activity program.