Aquatic Therapy in Patients With Adquired Brain Injury.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 45
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Five Times Sit-to-Stand test
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of three different treatment groups for improvements of postural control and for improvements of balance in these patients using aquatic therapy.
详细描述
Forty-five patients diagnosed with acquired brain injury, with over one year's evolution and independent gait over a distance of 10 meters, with our without the use of an orthopedic aid, were selected and randomized in 3 groups. Dry land therapy group (DT group), which received sessions including exercises for gait, trunk mobility and exercises involving the upper and lower limbs; Experimental group (EG group) , which received Ai Chi aquatic therapy; Combined group (DT+EG group), which received alternate sessions of therapy on dry land and aquatic therapy with Ai Chi.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
This study was a randomized, single-blinded controlled trial. The participants were recruited from three brain injury associations and those who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were randomly assigned to three treatment groups.
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •a diagnosis of acquired brain injury traumatic or non-traumatic, with over one year's evolution
- •the ability to walk independently over a distance of more than 10 meters, with or without an orthopedic aid
- •scores on the Mini- Mental State Examination > 24
排除标准
- •cardiovascular and/or respiratory problems, a previous history of neurological pathologiesand the presence of coadjuvants to the acquired brain injury
结局指标
主要结局
Five Times Sit-to-Stand test
时间窗: 6 months
The participants were seated with their arms crossed and they were asked to stand up and sit down five times as fast as possible
Berg Balance Scale
时间窗: 6 months
The test consists of sitting, getting up, maintaining the standing position and changing positions, with a total of 14 items. The total possible score is 56 points, The scores on the Berg balance scale were classified as follows: high risk of falls (0-20), moderate risk (21-40) and low risk (\> 41) with higher scores indicating that the person has better balance.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
SAGRARIO PÉREZ DE LA CRUZ
Principal Investigator
Universidad de Almeria