COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF BACKWARD WALKING TRAINING AND STANDING BALANCE TRAINING ON WALKING SPEED AND BALANCE IN PATIENTS WITH SUBACUTE STROKE

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• Conditions: I69.869; Subacute Stroke.; Other paralytic syndrome following other cerebrovascular disease affecting unspecified side

• Registration Number: IRCT20210507051205N1
• Lead Sponsor: Madinah Teaching Hospital Faisalabad

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 1 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of first stroke in previous 45 days,
Patients older than 20 years and less than 50 years,
Able to maintain upright standing posture with moderate assistance,
Anticipated inpatient rehabilitation length of stay 2 to 3 weeks,
Anticipated remaining in the geographic area for the study duration,
Vision within functional limits (considered enough for gait training)

Exclusion Criteria

Absence of significant balance impairment, defined by Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score greater than 45/56,
Lower extremity joint or weight-bearing pain,
Other neurological diagnoses,
Inability to follow 2-step command,
History of Contraversive pushing syndrome,
History of Cerebellar stroke.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Berg balance scale. Timepoint: baseline, after 3 weeks and at the end of 6th week. Method of measurement: The 14-item scale was used to assess the static and dynamic standing balance, sitting, standing up, and transfer ability. This scale has a great reliability, validity and it has been in use for years for assessing the balance in post-stroke patients.