Wii balance training in stroke patients

Completed

• Conditions: Subacute stroke patients in an outpatient setting; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14335555
• Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-08-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 22 October 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified