Balance Training After Stroke - a Randomized, Controled Pilot Study

NCT03791671 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2018-01700
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This pilot study is part of a master's thesis. In the rehabilitation of stroke patients should be compared whether individual balance training has a greater effect than group balance training. The result is determined based on the walking speed.

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

Balance training; Gait Speed

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change of the walking speed at three weeks

  10m walking test

  Measurement one day before and one day after the three weeks intervention time, Data analysis through study completion

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Change of the balance score at three weeks

  Measurement one day before and one day after the three weeks intervention time, Data analysis through study completion

• Change of the Walking ability (walking aid) at three weeks

  Measurement one day before and one day after the three weeks intervention time, Data analysis through study completion

Study Arms (2)

individual balance training

EXPERIMENTAL

After the initial assessments, the three week intervention time begins, which is completed with the reassessments. The patients receive 2x weekly individual balance training for 25 minutes each. This runs in addition to the normal, prescribed rehabilitation program. The rehabilitation program includes at least 3 therapies daily. These may be group therapies, speech therapy, occupational therapy, neuropsychology and physiotherapy adapted to the needs of the patient. In physiotherapy and occupational therapy no balance training will be performed during the intervention period.

Other: individual balance training

group balance training

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The patients receive 2x weekly group balance training for 25 minutes each. This runs in addition to the normal, prescribed rehab program. The rehabilitation program includes at least 3 therapies daily. These may be group therapies, speech therapy, occupational therapy, neuropsychology and physiotherapy adapted to the needs of the patient. In physiotherapy and occupational therapy no balance training will be performed during the intervention period. In group therapy are 3 to 6 patients with different neurological diagnoses. As it is usual in rehabilitation everyday life.

Other: group balance training

Interventions

individual balance training OTHER

One physiotherapist trains one Patient nearby a bar. The tasks changes in gage, visual feedback, vestibular feedback and underground. The Positions will be hodl for 10-30 seconds.

individual balance training

group balance training OTHER

Like the individual balance training

group balance training

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• stroke starting from Rehabilitation phase B
• ability to understand therapy instructions
• walkable with aids

You may not qualify if:

• Neurodegenerative disease
• non-stroke dizziness
• cardiopulmonary insufficiency
• polyneuropathy
• peripheral vascular disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

• RehaClinic AG: lead

Study Sites (1)

RehaClinic Kilchberg

Kilchberg, Canton of Zurich, 8802, Switzerland

Location

Related Links

• RehaClinic AG

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Yvonne Teuschl, Ass.-Prof.

  Donauuniversität Krems (Danube University)

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal investigator

Model Details: There will be a intervention group and a control group. Both groups do active treatment. In the intervention group they will have individual balance training and in the control group they will have balance training in a group from 3-6 persons. But both groups will do the same balance program.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 20, 2018
• First Posted: January 3, 2019
• Study Start: March 4, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2019
• Study Completion: May 31, 2019
• Last Updated: June 28, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)