Body Awareness Therapy for People With Stroke

NCT01613339 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: AF-1-2011
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 46
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Affected balance capacity is common after a stroke due to paresis and sensory disturbances. The affected balance capacity may cause walking disturbances, falls and decreased mobility. Balance may be improved by physical therapy. A possible method for balance training is body awareness therapy, that was introduced in Sweden by Jacques Dropsy and Gertrud Roxendal. Earlier body awareness therapy was mostly used in psychiatric care but in the recent years the method has been used for people with long-tern pain, amputations and multiple sclerosis. Body awareness therapy includes exercises in lying, sitting and standing. Focus of the exercises are awareness of one´s movement behaviour, breathing patterns, resources and limitations. Postural control is an essential part in the exercises. Body awareness therapy could be used for people with stroke as a way to improve postural control. The aim of this study is to investigate if balance training using body awareness therapy can improve balance and walking in people after stroke. The interventions consists of body awareness therapy once a week for 8 weeks.

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

stroke; postural control; body awareness therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Bergs Balance Scale

  Test of functional balance. Includes 14 items all graded 0-4 where 0 indicate larger impairment. Total score is used here, maximum 56 and minimum 0. The Berg balance scale was developed for older patients but is a much used meausure of dynamic and static functional balance.

  Change from baseline in Bergs balance scale at 9 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Timed Up and Go Test

  Change from baseline in Timed Up and Go test at 9 weeks

• Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale

  Change from baseline in Activities-specific Balance confidence scale at 9 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Body awareness therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Balance training using Body awareness therapy

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Balance training using Body awareness therapy OTHER

Once a week, 1 hour for 8 weeks.Body awareness training may be performed by physiotherapist. Exercises are performed in standing, sitting and lying. Example of exercises are weight-balancing in standing and relaxation exercises.

Body awareness therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosed stroke more than 6 months ago. Walking capacity of 100 meter with or without assistive device.

You may not qualify if:

• Medical or cognitive impairment that prohibits participating in the intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Örebro County Council: lead
• Norrbacka-Eugenia Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Primary Health Care Centres

Örebro, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Anette Forsberg
• Organization: Orebro county council

anette.forsberg@orebroll.se

+46-19-602 5788

Study Officials

• Mialinn Arvidsson Lindvall, RPT, MSc

  Family Medicine Research Centre, Örebro county council

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Anette Forsberg, PhD

  Family Medicine Research Centre, Örebro county council

  STUDY CHAIR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Researcher, RPT

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 16, 2012
• First Posted: June 7, 2012
• Study Start: October 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2013
• Study Completion: February 1, 2013
• Last Updated: June 28, 2018
• Results First Posted: December 30, 2013

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

SE (1)