Effect of Whole Body Vibration in Treatment of Stroke Patients
- Conditions
- Patients suffering from Stroke who feel difficulty in performing activities of daily living, especially walking and obstacle clearance capacity due to spasticity in muscle groups of lower extremities..Hemiplegia, unspecifiedG81.9
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190328043131N1
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Lahore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 64
Gender of participants should be male or female.
Age of the participants should lie between 40 to 75 years.
Participants should have their first ever stroke more than 6 months ago.
Participants should be medically stable.
Participants should have the ability to stand independently with or without aids for at least 20 minutes.
Participants should be able to perform the experimental treatment independently.
Participants having acute thrombotic diseases, severe cardiovascular diseases or a pacemaker.
Participants having an acute hernia or diabetes.
Participants having brain tumors, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, peripheral neuropathy or migraine.
Participants having rheumatoid arthritis, arthrosis, osteoarthritis, diskopathy or spondylosis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Stair Negotiation time. Timepoint: Before Intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Stairs Negotiation Time will be measured using a stopwatch as it is time taken to climb up and down three standard stair steps.;Obstacle Clearance measurements [Obstacle height that patient can clear without tripping]. Timepoint: Before Intervention and 2 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Obstacle Clearance will be measured using 8 obstacles of different height and depth.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method