Effect of Core Stability Training on Trunk Control and Sitting Balance in Patients With Paraplegia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 46
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to investigate the effect of core stability training on trunk control and sitting balance in patients with paraplegia resulting from incomplete spinal cord injury.
详细描述
This randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of core stability training in improving trunk control and sitting balance in patients with paraplegia due to traumatic incomplete spinal cord injury. Forty-six participants diagnosed with incomplete SCI at neurological levels T6-T12 were randomly assigned into two groups. The study group received core stability training in addition to selected conventional physical therapy, while the control group received the same selected physical therapy program only.
Outcome measures included trunk control assessed by the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS), sitting balance assessed by the Seated Functional Reach Test (SFRT) and T-shirt Test, and weight-bearing symmetry assessed using the Wii Balance Board (WBB). The study aimed to determine whether adding core stability training could significantly improve trunk control, sitting balance, and weight distribution symmetry in this population.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 25 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with traumatic incomplete SCI.
- •Neurological level between T6 and T12 according to ASIA classification.
- •Age from 25 to 35 years.
- •Ability to maintain unsupported sitting.
- •Medically stable condition.
- •Adequate cognitive ability to follow instructions.
- •Duration of injury more than six months.
- •Moderate trunk impairment (TIS score 8-14).
- •BMI less than 30 kg/m
排除标准
- •other neurological disorders affecting balance.
- •Uncontrolled cardiovascular conditions.
- •Active lumbar or pelvic pressure sores.
- •Orthopedic disorders affecting trunk control or sitting balance.
- •Severe spasticity interfering with sitting balance
研究者
Mohamed Ahmed Fathy Mohamed
Principal Investigator
Cairo University