The Impact of Erigo®Pro Therapy and Motor Imagery on the Balance of Stroke Patients.

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Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Procedure: Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

• Registration Number: NCT06276075
• Lead Sponsor: Anna Olczak

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the impact of motor imagery, Erigo®Pro tilt table intervention, and classic rehabilitation on the balance of people after a stroke.

Detailed Description

DESIGN: randomized observational study. SETTING: A hospital Rehabilitation Department. POPULATION: Sixty-six post-stroke patients mean, 64.85 ± 18.62 years. METHODS: 66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapies (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-10
• Study Completion: 2023-09-10
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-18
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

1. patients 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 2) aged 38-85 years, mean, 3) males and females, 4) walking with or without assistance (modified Rankin scale = 3), 5) with slight neurological deficits (NIHSS ≤7).

Exclusion Criteria

1. stroke up to six weeks after the episode, 2) epilepsy, 3) no possibility to sit and stand, 4) persistent deficit of speech and cognitive functions, lack of attention, 5) visual disturbances, 6) depression, 7) high or very low blood pressure, dizziness, malaise.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Erigo®Pro	Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery	effective therapy included 1 session on a tilting table at an angle of 42° for 20 minutes, 5 times a week (Monday to Friday) at a speed of 32 steps per minute, followed by a physiotherapy session for two weeks.
motor imagery (MI)	Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery	in addition to conventional physiotherapy, activity imagery during passive walking on the Erigo®Pro table was introduced. During the exercises on the table, the patients wore headphones that blocked out any external sounds, closed their eyes and their task was to imagine the sensation of their body moving (first-person imagination), differentiating the idea of walking in various real environments (park, forest, beach, snow, streets). in the city, walking at different speeds, going up and down stairs, running, etc.)
Conventional rehabilitation	Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery	patients performed daily physiotherapy, which included intensive preparatory training for standing and sitting positions, strengthening exercises, weight-bearing exercises, and balance and coordination exercises (from 40 to 60 minutes of therapy).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg Balance Scale	two weeks	Assessment of body balance before and after therapy
Luna EMG	two weeks	Assessment of the surface tension of the multifidus muscle
Trunk Control Test	two weeks	Assessment of trunk stability before and after therapy
RiabloTM device	two weeks	Assessment of static balance in the sagittal plane before and after therapy

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Military Institute of Medicine; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland