effectiveness of adding electrical stimulation through the skin to stretching exercises on the changes in ankle range of motion in patients hospitalized in intensive care units
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Stroke.Cerebral infarction, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2017010814333N64
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who passes up to one week of admission in ICU; Aged 18 to 60 years; Patients who are unable to move their feet; Lack of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries in and around the ankle; ; Do not use electrical stimulation in the ankle in the past.
Exclusion criteria: To cause skin allergy caused by contact electrodes during interventions; TENS intolerance during interventions; The ability to move legs voluntarily during interventions
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The ankle dorsiflexion. Timepoint: Baseline, the end of the study. Method of measurement: Using standard goniometer.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method