A Novel Ballet-inspired Low-impact At-home Workout Programme for Adults with Stroke

NCT04460794 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FBB
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To explore the feasibility of a novel ballet-inspired low-impact at-home workout programme for community-dwelling stroke survivors in Hong Kong.

Conditions

Stroke; Gait, Unsteady; Balance; Distorted; Memory Impairment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the participants' level of balance

  The 14-item Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) will be used. It measures four domains: anticipatory postural adjustments, reactive postural control, sensory orientation, dynamic gait. Items are rated on a 3-level scale (0="Severe", 1="Moderate", 2="Normal"). Summed total score=0-28 (higher scores representing better balance ability). Cronbach alpha=0.89-0.94.

  Change from baseline to immediately after completion of the intervention (over 8 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in the participants' level of balance confidence

  Change from baseline to immediately after completion of the intervention (over 8 weeks)

• Change in the participants' level of gait

  Change from baseline to immediately after completion of the intervention (over 8 weeks)

• Change in participants' level of walking endurance

  Change from baseline to immediately after completion of the intervention (over 8 weeks)

• Change in participants' level of memory

  Change from baseline to immediately after completion of the intervention (over 8 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Ballet-inspired workout programme (Group A)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will continue their usual activities and exercises, and in addition, receive an 8-week home-based programme delivered by trained volunteers via hybrid on-site and virtual contacts, and supported by volunteer healthcare professionals. A self-directed resource package will be developed.

Behavioral: Ballet-inspired workouts

Usual care (Group B)

OTHER

Control participants will continue their usual activities and exercises during the study period. In addition, they will be provided with an information sheet about recommendations with pictorial demonstrations on basic stretching and leg exercises for stroke survivors.

Other: Usual care

Interventions

Ballet-inspired workouts BEHAVIORAL

8 weeks, delivered by volunteers with a self-directed resource package

Ballet-inspired workout programme (Group A)

Usual care OTHER

Usual care and general recommendations on basic stretching and leg exercises for stroke survivors

Usual care (Group B)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• aged 18 years or above
• clinically diagnosed with a first-ever ischaemic/ haemorrhagic stroke
• living in home settings
• mild-moderate lower limb paresis with a modified Functional Ambulation Classification (MFAC) of III (Dependent walker) or above
• a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score\>20
• able to follow three-step directions
• able to communicate in Cantonese and read Traditional Chinese
• their hearing and/or visual disturbances corrected by hearing aids and/or glasses
• consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• diagnosed with transcient ischaemic attack, subdural or epidural haemorrhage
• experienced cerebrovascular events due to tumours or head trauma
• have pre-existing neurological, cardiovascular or orthopaedic conditions that contradict participation in dancing such as shoulder dislocation, myocardial infarction, seizures or acutes illness
• mental condition such as depression, schizophrenia or personality disorder
• incomprehensible speech
• severe hearing and/or visual disturbance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lo SHS, Chau JPC, Choi KC, Yeung J, Li SH, Demers M. Feasibility of a ballet-inspired low-impact at-home workout programme for adults with stroke: a mixed-methods exploratory study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Apr 13;11(4):e045064. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045064.

  PMID: 33849853 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke; Gait Disorders, Neurologic; Memory Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurobehavioral Manifestations

Study Officials

• Suzanne Lo

  Chinese University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 3, 2020
• First Posted: July 8, 2020
• Study Start: August 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 30, 2023
• Study Completion: December 31, 2023
• Last Updated: November 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study will be available from the corresponding author on reasonable request, for six years upon completion of the study.
• Access Criteria: The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study will be available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Locations

HK (1)