Energy cost of balance control in stroke patients
Recruiting
- Conditions
- CVAStroke10007963
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32235
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 24
Inclusion Criteria
*Admitted to rehabilitation centre and diagnosed with stroke
*Able to stand without aids or assistance for at least 2 minutes
*Maximal score on Berg Balance scale of 45
Exclusion Criteria
*Vestibular disease
*Cognitive and communicative disorders which could influence the protocol
*Medically unstable
*Use of medication that could interfere with balance control
*Non stroke related sensory or motor impairments that could interfere with balance control
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Balance<br /><br>*mean amplitude: the average COP distance to the origin of the mean-centered<br /><br>posturogram<br /><br>*sway path length: sum of the distances between consecutive points in the<br /><br>conventional posturogram<br /><br>*the 95% confidence circle area, which represents the area of the posturogram<br /><br>with a circle that includes approximately 95% of the distances from the mean<br /><br>COP (Prieto et al. 1996)<br /><br>*normalized sway path length of the posturogram; measures the amount of<br /><br>twisting and turning<br /><br>*largest Lyapunov exponent; measure for local stability<br /><br>*DFA (detrended fluctuation analysis); determines correlation in time<br /><br>*sample entropy; measure for regularity<br /><br><br /><br>Energy:<br /><br>*Oxygen consumption in milliliters/ minute/ kilogram<br /><br>*Energy expenditure in Joules/ minute/ kilogram<br /><br><br /><br>Muscle activity:<br /><br>*root mean square of the EMG data</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>*Berg Balance scale<br /><br>*Medical status of the patient</p><br>