The effects of a 5-week falls prevention exercise program (the FALLS-program) on balance in people after stroke

Completed

Conditions: CVA
Stroke
10007963

Registration Number: NL-OMON34472

Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

18 to 80 years-old
Sustained a stroke more than six months ago
Received inpatient rehabilitation in the past two years
Independently walking (FAC >4)

Exclusion Criteria

Other musculo-skeletal conditions which can influence balance or gait ability
Conditions in which physical activity is contra-indicated
Use of psychotropic drugs
Cognitive/behavioural problems

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Due to the small sample size of the present pilot study, falls incidence alone<br /><br>is not a good tool to evaluate the effect of the FALLS-program. The Nijmegen<br /><br>Falls Simulator requires restoration of standing balance, by either keeping the<br /><br>feet in place or taking a step, and the Target Stepping Task provokes online<br /><br>step adjustments. These are situations in which people with stroke are at high<br /><br>risk of falling. Improvement on these tasks will be evidence of improving<br /><br>balance and gait abilities during perturbations. Therefore the primary outcomes<br /><br>of the present study are the extent of centre of mass displacement during<br /><br>support surface perturbations and the number of foot placement errors on the<br /><br>Target Stepping Task.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcomes are: Falls incidence, onset latencies and speed of<br /><br>correction on the Target Stepping Task, amount of stepping and onset latencies<br /><br>of muscle activation during support-surface perturbations, Falls efficacy<br /><br>Scale, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up&Go-test and 10 meter walking test. </p><br>