The Impact of Erigo®Pro Therapy and Motor Imagery on the Balance of Stroke Patients.

NCT06276075 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 10/KRN/2020
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 66
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the impact of motor imagery, Erigo®Pro tilt table intervention, and classic rehabilitation on the balance of people after a stroke.

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

stroke,; motor imaging,; Erigo®Pro tilt table,; balance,; physiotherapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Trunk Control Test

  Assessment of trunk stability before and after therapy

  two weeks

• Berg Balance Scale

  Assessment of body balance before and after therapy

  two weeks

• RiabloTM device

  Assessment of static balance in the frontal plane before and after therapy

  two weeks

• RiabloTM device

  Assessment of static balance in the sagittal plane before and after therapy

  two weeks

• Luna EMG

  Assessment of the surface tension of the transverse abdominis muscle

  two weeks

• Luna EMG

  Assessment of the surface tension of the multifidus muscle

  two weeks

Study Arms (3)

Conventional rehabilitation

EXPERIMENTAL

patients performed daily physiotherapy, which included intensive preparatory training for standing and sitting positions, strengthening exercises, weight-bearing exercises, and balance and coordination exercises (from 40 to 60 minutes of therapy).

Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

Erigo®Pro

EXPERIMENTAL

effective therapy included 1 session on a tilting table at an angle of 42° for 20 minutes, 5 times a week (Monday to Friday) at a speed of 32 steps per minute, followed by a physiotherapy session for two weeks.

Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

motor imagery (MI)

EXPERIMENTAL

in addition to conventional physiotherapy, activity imagery during passive walking on the Erigo®Pro table was introduced. During the exercises on the table, the patients wore headphones that blocked out any external sounds, closed their eyes and their task was to imagine the sensation of their body moving (first-person imagination), differentiating the idea of walking in various real environments (park, forest, beach, snow, streets). in the city, walking at different speeds, going up and down stairs, running, etc.)

Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

Interventions

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery PROCEDURE

66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapy (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Conventional rehabilitation; Erigo®Pro; motor imagery (MI)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 38 Years - 85 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• \) patients 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 2) aged 38-85 years, mean, 3) males and females, 4) walking with or without assistance (modified Rankin scale = 3), 5) with slight neurological deficits (NIHSS ≤7).

You may not qualify if:

• \) stroke up to six weeks after the episode, 2) epilepsy, 3) no possibility to sit and stand, 4) persistent deficit of speech and cognitive functions, lack of attention, 5) visual disturbances, 6) depression, 7) high or very low blood pressure, dizziness, malaise.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Anna Olczak: lead

Study Sites (1)

Military Institute of Medicine

Warsaw, Masovian District, 04-141, Poland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Olczak A, Carvalho R, Stepien A, Mroz J. The Influence of Therapy Enriched with the Erigo(R)Pro Table and Motor Imagery on the Body Balance of Patients After Stroke-A Randomized Observational Study. Brain Sci. 2025 Mar 5;15(3):275. doi: 10.3390/brainsci15030275.

  PMID: 40149796 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Anna M Olczak, PhD

  Military Institute of Medicine, Rehabilitation Clinic

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD; Senior Specjalist of the Rehabilitation Clinic

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 18, 2024
• First Posted: February 23, 2024
• Study Start: December 15, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 10, 2024
• Study Completion: September 10, 2024
• Last Updated: January 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PL (1)