Physiotherapy/hypnosis for AVC Patients

University of Liege

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Behavioral: Control group Physiotherapy and Hypnosis; Behavioral: Physiotherapy; Behavioral: Physiotherapy and Hypnosis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06885294

2022-306

Details and patient eligibility

About

Impact of physical therapy with hypnosis on the functional capacity of the upper limb in stroked patients.

Full description

The cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a pathology generating many disabled people. Physiotherapy is one of the usual rehabilitation techniques for a patient with sequelae of ischemia or cerebral hemorrhage. Combined with another therapeutic approach, hypnosis, it could increase the patient's motor performance.

Enrollment: 84 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults aged 18 to 80 years old
• Having experienced a stroke more than 3 months ago
• Understanding and proficient in the French language
• Having a functional capacity deficit in at least one of the two upper limbs
• Being able to independently travel to the Yerne medical center for necessary study appointments.

Exclusion criteria

• Being under 18 or over 80 years old
• Having a history of upper limb injuries (fractures, prosthetics, etc.)
• Having Wernicke's aphasia (language comprehension disorder)
• Having frontal lobe syndrome
• Undergoing chemotherapy
• Having respiratory disorders (respiratory failure of more than 70%) or receiving oxygen therapy
• Having epilepsy
• Having dementia
• Having untreated hearing impairments
• Being diagnosed with schizophrenia or paranoïa
• Experiencing significant concentration difficulties

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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84 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1 receiving physiotherapy only

Experimental group

Description:

Stroke patients will receive physiotherapy of upper limbs

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physiotherapy

Group 2 receiving combined physiotherapy and hypnosis

Experimental group

Description:

Stroke patients will receive physiotherapy of upper limbs under hypnosis

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physiotherapy and Hypnosis

Waitlist group 3 receiving delayed combined physiotherapy and hypnosis

Experimental group

Description:

Stroke patients will receive physiotherapy of upper limbs under hypnosis one month after the other groups

Treatment:

Behavioral: Control group Physiotherapy and Hypnosis