Effects of Visual Scanning Exercises on Balance, Gait and Activities of Daily Livings in Patients with Post Stroke Eye Movement Disorders; A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Stroke.I64 Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190717044237N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Lahore, main campus
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Patients who suffered with eye-movement disorder either an ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
Clinically diagnosed by a neurologist
Information on the type of stroke will be obtained from the patients’ medical records
Both male and female patients between the age group of 19–60 years
Minimum score of 7 on Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Patients in the sub-acute stage after the stroke and able to follow instructions and have the capacity to provide informed consent
Repeated stroke
Severe dementia, identified by applying the MMSE
History of an organic disorder or major psychiatric impairment
Disability or other comorbid disease such as cancer or amputation that will limit or prevent assessment of the patients
Participation in other interventional or pharmacological studies which can affect the results of this study
Patients with vestibular problems who have positive dix-hallpike test
Patients with facial palsy •Patients with ophthalmological problems before stroke onset
Patients suffering from balance problems as a result of muscular problem
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Berg balance scale. Timepoint: Before intervention and at 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Scoring.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dynamic gait index scale to assess the gait impairments and risk of fall. Timepoint: Before and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: A four -point ordinal scale ranging from 0-3 will be used.;Barthel index scale to measure the activities of daily living functions. Timepoint: Before and after 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: A three -point ordinal scale ranging from 0-2 will be used.