Feasibility and effectiveness of balance training using the Spacecurl in patients with postural disorders (pilotstudy)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: I69.3; R27; Sequelae of cerebral infarction; Other lack of coordination

• Registration Number: DRKS00006275
• Lead Sponsor: Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11-24
• Study Completion: 2017-05-19
• Results First Posted: 2018-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

cerebral stroke (< 6 month since injury);
age between 18 and 90 years;
ability to stand with assistance or to walk with assistance of one person with continuous manual contact;
passive standing mind. 30 min

Exclusion Criteria

Known aneurism,
thrombosis,
severe cardiac disease,
unstable fractures,
unstable spinal column,
psychoses,
pregnancy;
body heigth <145 cm and >195 cm,
body weight >150 kg,
pallhypesthesia nonparetic leg (fibration test <5/8),
craniectomy,
decubitus in feet,
epilepsy (>1 within the last 6 month),
dysexecutive syndrom (Tower of London <15%),
no communication code (yes/no),
no verbal or situational comprehension

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postural stability is measured by posturography during bipedal stance (mean velocity, area, and path length of the centre of pressure);<br>Measurement points: Weekly during the intervention phase and in follow-up measurements one and two weeks after the intervention period; additionally in arm 1 in multiple baseline measurements two and one week before the intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg Balance Scale (balance); Motricity Index (motor function of the leg), subjective postural vertical, timed up and go test (mobility);<br>Measurement points: Weekly during the intervention phase and in follow-up measurements one and two weeks after the intervention period; additionally in arm 1 in multiple baseline measurements two and one week before the intervention.