Improving Breathing in Stroke Survivors: The Impact of Electrical Muscle Stimulation on Abdominal and Respiratory Muscles
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G968- Other specified disorders of central nervous system
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/067301
- Lead Sponsor
- ITTE Institute of physiotherapy, NITTE (Deemed to be university)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Not Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Consent of the patient to participate in the study is required.
Participants should be aged between 40 and 75 years, inclusive of both men and women, with a clinical diagnosis of stroke.
The patient must be hemodynamically stable on the day of examination and intervention.
The duration of stroke from onset should be up to 6 months.
Patients with a history of seizures, individuals who have undergone thoracic or abdominal surgery in the past year, and those experiencing respiratory tract infections should be noted. Additionally, consideration should be given to patients with chronic respiratory diseases affecting respiratory muscle function (such as bronchial asthma or COPD), individuals with grade 4 and 5 strength of abdominal muscles, and patients with pacemakers.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spirometry, palpation meter (PALM) device, chest expansion, Barthel IndexTimepoint: outcomes will be assessed at baseline and after 1 week of intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI