Bridging exercise training in individuals with stroke and its effect on weight bearing performance during sit-to-stand movement

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Sit- to- stand; Bridging; Weight bearing

• Registration Number: TCTR20181104006
• Lead Sponsor: Mahidol University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-11-04
• Study Completion: 2019-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 72

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals with stroke:
1. Unilateral hemiparesis caused by first ever stroke within 1 months
2. Able to sit without supports for more than 30 seconds
3. Get score 1 or 2 on the STS item of the MAS
4. Able to understand instructions and follow commands: Thai Mental State Examination score > 23 points
5. Stable medical conditions: systolic blood pressure ≤ 140 mmHg,
diastolic blood pressure ≥ 60 mmHg, resting heart rate 60-90 beats/minute
6. Normal structures of ankle and foot
7. No ataxic movement of trunk and lower extremities
8. Not participate in bridging exercise training program

Healthy subjects:
1. No significant painful of lumbar spine and lower extremity joints
2. No history of major trauma or surgery of lumbar spine and lower extremities in 3 months before participation
3. Structural leg length discrepancy less than 1 cm
4. Normal structure of ankle and foot

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals with stroke:
1. Parkinson’s disease, cerebellar and pontine lesions
2. Severe heart conditions and postural hypotension
3. Absent of exteroceptive and proprioceptive sensations
4. Had a problem of cortical sensation
5. Limited middle to outer ranges of flexion-extension at lumbar spine, hip, knee and ankle joints
6. Painful of lumbar spine and lower extremity joints
7. Structural leg length discrepancy more than 1 cm
8. Wounds of the back and lower extremity regions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight bearing productions Pretraining, Posttraining, Follow up Force Distribution Measurement system

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional performance Pretraining, Posttraining, Follow up Motor Assessment Scale: sit-to-stand item