Yoga Exercise for Improving Balance in Patients With Subacute &Ｃhronic Stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Depression

• Registration Number: NCT01806922
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Hypothesis: This study investigated the hypothesis that subacute and chronic stroke patients who received a combination of yoga and traditional physiotherapy were getting more improvement in standing balance than traditional physiotherapy. And we also hypothesis yoga can improve post-stroke depression symtom.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-07
• Status Verified: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2014-02-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. The time of stroke onset is more than 91 days.
2. Able to stand for more than 1 minutes.
3. Between the ages of 30 and 80.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Now receive others palliative therapy.
2. Significant psychotic disease.
3. Obvious language disorder.
4. Medical contraindication(clincans evaluate cannot included).

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg Balance Scale	within 7 days after finish yoga therapy course

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire	within 7 days after finish yoga therapy course

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch; 🇨🇳 Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch

🇨🇳Hsin-Chu, Taiwan