Effect of motor dual task training in water on balance and gait of patients with chronic stroke: A randomized trial
- Conditions
- Nervous System Diseasesstroke
- Registration Number
- PACTR201801002901262
- Lead Sponsor
- faculty of physical therapy Cairo university
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Patient with age ranging from 45-55 years; (ii) duration of illness ranged from six months to one year;
(iii) The muscle tone of affected lower limb ranged from 1 to 1+ according to Modified Ashworth Scale ;
(iv) Patients had a brunnstrom stage of 4 for lower limb;
(v) having the ability to walk 10 meters independently without assistance; Ability to understand and follow the researcher¿s instructions;
(vi) Ability to communicate and understand with Mini-Mental Status Examination score of over 24 points
(i) previous stroke or other neurological diseases or disorders.
(ii) balance disorders due to cerebellar or vestibular dysfunction;
(iii) orthopedic disorders (i.e. severe osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral nerve injuries, history of fractures or surgeries involving lower limbs, pelvis, or back, or significant low back pain);
(iv) marked superficial and/or deep sensory loss, deafness, blindness and cognitive impairment (inability to follow simple verbal commands during testing);
(v) an open skin wound or skin disease; (vi) fecal incontinence;
(vii) fearful of walking in an underwater environment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method measurement of dynamic balance indices including over all stability index, anteroposterior stability index and mediolateral stability index by using the biodex balance system.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method measurement of kinematic gait parameters including walking speed,stride length and step length by using the gait trainer system.