Comparison of physiotherapy based on the Bobath concept and general physiotherapy for breathing muscle strength in stroke patients with hemiparesis

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hemiparesis after stroke; Nervous System Diseases; Hemiplegia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13794230
• Lead Sponsor: Jagiellonian University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-09-21
• Last Update Posted: 21 March 2022
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Independent locomotion (with or without aids)
2. Time from stroke onset not less than 6 months
3. Ability to establish logical verbal or non-verbal contact
4. Facial muscle efficiency, to maintain the mouthpiece of the measuring device

Exclusion Criteria

1. Lack of independent locomotion
2. Time from onset less than 6 months
3. No possibility of establishing logical verbal or non-verbal contact
4. Other neurological diseases
5. Contraindications for physiotherapy, e.g. unstable coronary artery disease, resting heart rate above 100 thighs/min and less than 50, blood pressure above 160/95 or below 90/50, fever or hyperpyretic state

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified