EFFECTS OF VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION ON POSTURAL STABILITY IN ANTERIOR CIRCULATION STROKE PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIA

Phase 4

• Conditions: Circulatory System; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR201808158196289
• Lead Sponsor: faculty of physicl therapy cairo university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-07-29
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1- Patients diagnosed as anterior circulation stroke either Ischemic or hemorrhagic insult in MCA territory diagnosed by neurologist and confirmed by CT and or MRI.
2- First time stroke
3- Adults aged range from 43 to 69 yrs old.
4- Ability to stand unassisted for 30 seconds and ability to walk with or without support at least 30 m
5- Ability to communicate and understand instructions as indicated by a Mini-Mental Status Examination.
6- Mild to moderate balance impairment score of Berg Balance Scale [BBS] was =21 and =40according to a predictive cut off value which defined as the risk of independent safe ambulation.

Exclusion Criteria

1- Infratentorial or post circulation stroke (brainstem or cerebellar, vertebrobasilar)
2- •patients with vestibular symptoms like vertigo or dizziness.
3- •Patients with other neurologic problems unrelated to stroke hemiparesis which can affect balance ability.
4- •Significant medical or psychiatric illness, motor apraxia and sensory aphasia.
5- •Lower limb orthopedic disorders, musculoskeletal complication like joint contracture that would affect the ability to walk safely or sever weight bearing pain.
6- •Patients who will not provide informed consent for study participation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified