Influence of weights tied at ankle on balance and leg muscle activity in persons with hemiplegia
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Sub-acute and Chronic Stroke
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/05/008565
- Lead Sponsor
- Manipal University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Patients with sub-acute or chronic stroke
2)Patients who can stand with or without supervision
3)MMSE- >= 24
4)Patients with unilateral stroke
5)People who have had single episode of stroke
6)Functional vision and hearing
Exclusion Criteria
1)Patients with any musculoskeletal disorders and injury of lower limb
2)Patients who had undergone recent lower extremity surgery
3)Patients with open wounds on ankle
4)Additional neurological or psychiatric disorders
5)Vestibular diseases
6)Uncooperative patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Postural sway using Posturography <br/ ><br> - Sway velocities in the mediolateral and in the <br/ ><br>anteroposterior directions will be calculated in mm/sec, and <br/ ><br> - Velocity moment will be calculated in mm²/sec <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 4 time points: <br/ ><br>Without weight on ankle for 30 seconds <br/ ><br>With 0.5 kg weight on ankle for 30 seconds <br/ ><br>With 1 kg weight on ankle for 30 seconds <br/ ><br>With 2 kg weight on ankle for 30 seconds
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Weight symmetry using Posturography <br/ ><br>2.Muscle activation using wireless EMG <br/ ><br> - RMS of the electromyographic signal in mV will be calculated <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 4 time points: <br/ ><br>Without weight on ankle for 30 seconds <br/ ><br>With 0.5 kg weight on ankle for 30 seconds <br/ ><br>With 1 kg weight on ankle for 30 seconds <br/ ><br>With 2 kg weight on ankle for 30 seconds