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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN14335555
ISRCTN14335555
Completed
Not Applicable

Wii Fit balance training is not more effective than conventional balance therapy in outpatients with subacute stroke

Erasmus MC0 sites34 target enrollmentAugust 23, 2018

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Subacute stroke patients in an outpatient setting
Sponsor
Erasmus MC
Enrollment
34
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 23, 2018
End Date
August 1, 2017
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Erasmus MC

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients with subacute stroke (\>6 weeks and \<6 months)
  • 2\. Discharged from the rehabilitation center
  • 3\. Ischemic, hemorrhagic or recurrent stroke (diagnosed by a neurologist)
  • 4\. Aged \>18 years
  • 5\. Continued outpatient physical therapy
  • 6\. Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) independence level of \=4
  • 7\. Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score \<56 or a BBS score of 56 and a score of 0 or 1 at item 5 of the Dynamic Gait Index (DGI)
  • 8\. Understanding of simple exercises
  • 9\. None of the included patients used the Wii for at least the last four weeks before the trial started
  • 10\. All participants provided written informed consent before the start of the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Traumatic intracranial hemorrhage
  • 2\. History of disorders that might have an influence on balance
  • 3\. Serious deviations in muscles or anatomy of the lower limbs
  • 4\. Unable to perform the tasks as a consequence of serious visual, sensory, cognitive and linguistic impairments

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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