Gait Parameters After Using the Tilt-table Exercise and Motor Imagery.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Gait; Visualization

• Registration Number: NCT06748378
• Lead Sponsor: Anna Olczak

Brief Summary

Sixty-six stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (conventional, with the addition of the Erigo®Pro table, and enriched with motor imagery). The Trunk Stability Test, walking speed, step symmetry, and lower limb load symmetry on the Riablo device, as well as the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles, were assessed before and after completing therapy.

Detailed Description

Sixty-six stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (conventional, with the addition of the Erigo®Pro table, and enriched with motor imagery). The Trunk Stability Test, walking speed, step symmetry, and lower limb load symmetry on the Riablo device, as well as the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles, were assessed before and after completing therapy.

Results: In each of the groups studied, the therapies used significantly improved the functional assessment of trunk stability (Trunk Control Test \<0.001)). Additionally, after the intervention, the Erigo group showed a greater gait speed (p=0.003), while the Visualization group exhibited a higher level of tension in the multifidus (p=0.011) and transverse abdominal muscles (p=0.002).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2024-07-15
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Study Completion: 2024-12-15
• Study First Submitted: 2024-12-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-21
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• 1. patients 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 2) aged 38-85 years, mean, 3) males and females, 4) walking with or without assistance (modified Rankin scale = 3), 5) with slight neurological deficits (NIHSS ≤7).

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. stroke up to six weeks after the episode, 2) epilepsy, 3) no possibility to sit and stand, 4) persistent deficit of speech and cognitive functions, lack of attention, 5) visual disturbances, 6) depression, 7) high or very low blood pressure, dizziness, malaise.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Trunk Control Test	two weeks	Assessment of trunk stability before and after therapy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
RiabloTM device	two weeks	Assessment of gate parameters before and after therapy
Luna EMG	two weeks	Assessment of the surface tension of the transverse abdominis muscle and the tension of the multifidus muscle

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Military Institute of Medicine National Research Institute; 🇵🇱 Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland