Effects of lunge exercise with foot intrinsic muscle stretching intervention on Gait and balance in patients with chronic stroke a randomized controlled study
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Diseases of the circulatory system
- Registration Number
- KCT0009017
- Lead Sponsor
- Kyungnam University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1) confirmation of hemiplegia arising from stroke, at least 6 months after the stroke incident
2) capable of independently walking a distance of 10 meters without any assistive tools
3) achieving a score of 24 or higher in the Korean Mini-Mental State Examination
4) having the ability to execute a lunge independently, placing the lower limb of the affected side
5) an ankle joint modified Ashworth scale reading between 1 and 2; and 6) stable with vital signs
Exclusion Criteria
1) having a medical history involving botulinum injections in the lower extremities
2) medications that may affect balance or gait
3) being susceptible to falling, with a Bug Balance Scale (BBS) score of 20 or below
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method static balance ability;Timed up-and-go test;Temporal parameters of gait;dynamic gait index
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method K-MMSE