ROOD's Sensory Motor Training in Sub-acute Stroke

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Rood's Group; Other: Conventional Physical Therapy Group

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04173481

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Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this randomized controlled trial is to determine the effects of ROOD's sensory motor training along with Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) in sub-acute stroke. Two randomized groups of patients with stroke were treated with conservative physical therapy and the experimental group was given ROOD's SMT and CIMT in conjunction with conservative rehabilitation. Both, male and female patients meeting the inclusion criteria were included. Patients having other neurological disease, chronic disease, not compatible being participates in CIMT or with any surgical intervention were excluded.

Full description

The study is aimed at determining the effects of ROOD's sensory motor training along with constraint induced movement therapy in sub-acute stroke and is being conducted in National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Islamabad and Pakistan Railway General Hospital, Rawalpindi (Feb 2019-July 2019). Sample size of the study is 36 patients, 36 were included in the study on the basis of inclusion criteria, 18 for each group. Patients were allocated randomly and equally in each group. Similar conservative rehabilitation protocol was designed for both control and experimental group except for experimental group had ROOD's sensory motor training and CIMT training. Patients were examined at 1st visit before administration of any treatment and at 6th week which was also the last one (after completing 6 weeks sessions at alternate days). Baseline evaluation for demographics and assessment was taken. Fugyl-meyer assessment scale(FMA) and Wolf motor function test(WMFT) as measuring tools were used for first and 6th week assessment. 29 patients completed the study while 4 patient from control group and 3 patients from experiment group were lost to follow up and were considered drop outs.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Right & Left hemiplegia
• Ischemic & Hemorrhagic stroke
• Compatible with being participate in CIMT i.e. 10ºwrist extension,10ºany two fingers extension,10ºthumb abduction
• Duration of stroke between 6 weeks to 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• Not compatible with being participate in CIMT
• Any other neurological disease e.g. Parkinson's disease, brain tumors
• Chronic disease e.g. Ischemic Heart Disease, tumors, Diabetes Mellitus
• Behaviors issues, not willing to participate
• Surgical intervention that hinders treatment and assessment
• Not well oriented to follow designed motor task

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Rood's Group

Experimental group

Description:

Rood's sensory motor training along with CIMT

Treatment:

Other: Rood's Group

Conventional Physical Therapy Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional Physical Therapy including Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation technique.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Physical Therapy Group