Effects of an Aquatic Therapy Program Versus a Land Program in Patients Who Suffered a Stroke

NCT02999971 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UCoruna
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 23
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the relative effectiveness of CCT on water versus on land in stroke patients. Additionally, the study will to determine if there are differences in the results obtained, between two CCT programs in the following parameters: gait, balance and dexterity

Conditions

Stroke; Hydrotherapy

Keywords

circuit class therapy; ICF model; aquatic therapy; neuro-rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 10 meters walk test

  60 seconds

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Test Up & Go

  5 minutes

• Berg Balance Scale (BBS)

  20 minutes

• Romberg Test

  1 minute

• Fugl-Meyer Assessment

  15 minutes

• Functional Reach Test (FRT)

  10 minutes

Study Arms (2)

circuit class therapy in water

EXPERIMENTAL

CCT on water. The intervention developed in this study will be through the realization of an exercise program in circuit (CCT). One of the groups will receive treatment in the water (intervention group), and the other on land (control group). In both groups, the intervention will be a 7-week class therapy, 3-times weekly, giving a total of 20 sessions.

Other: circuit class therapy in water

circuit class therapy on land

EXPERIMENTAL

CCT on land. The intervention developed in this study will be through the realization of an exercise program in circuit (CCT). One of the groups will receive treatment in the water (intervention group), and the other on land (control group). In both groups, the intervention will be a 7-week class therapy, 3-times weekly, giving a total of 20 sessions.

Other: circuit class therapy on land

Interventions

circuit class therapy in water OTHER

The circuit, the main part of the session, include a series of 10 different workstations, arranged to progress in complexity, in order to work several segments of the body, oriented towards a functional recovery objective. These stations will be made up of task-specific activities for gait, balance and dexterity. Time in each workstation will be 5 minutes divided as follows: 4 minutes work period and 1 minute rest period, of these, last 30 seconds will be change period for crossing from one workstation to the next. After 50 minutes, each patient will have covered the 10 workstations, thus working in all of the objectives pursued in the realization on this CCT: gait, balance and dexterity.

circuit class therapy in water

circuit class therapy on land OTHER

The circuit, the main part of the session, include a series of 10 different workstations, arranged to progress in complexity, in order to work several segments of the body, oriented towards a functional recovery objective. These stations will be made up of task-specific activities for gait, balance and dexterity. Time in each workstation will be 5 minutes divided as follows: 4 minutes work period and 1 minute rest period, of these, last 30 seconds will be change period for crossing from one workstation to the next. After 50 minutes, each patient will have covered the 10 workstations, thus working in all of the objectives pursued in the realization on this CCT: gait, balance and dexterity.

circuit class therapy on land

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients with diagnosis of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic) onset ≤ 3 years; with hemiparesis secondary;
• age ≥18 to ≤ 90;
• provide a written informed consent;
• able to walk for at least 10 m without assistance

You may not qualify if:

• patients with uncontrolled or risky conditions (acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension or unstable cardiovascular state);
• with infectious diseases, ulcers or urinary and / or faecal incontinence;
• additional neurological and / or orthopedic deficits that alter ambulation;
• unable to follow treatment (cognitive, visual ...).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade da Coruña: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Water

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hydroxides; Alkalies; Inorganic Chemicals; Anions; Ions; Electrolytes; Oxides; Oxygen Compounds

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2016
• First Posted: December 21, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2018
• Study Completion: June 1, 2019
• Last Updated: March 31, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share