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Rehabilitation Boot Camp: Intensive Balance and Mobility Therapy for People With Acquired Brain Injury

NCT02019173 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2015-03-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine

1. if it is practical to treat moderately to severely brain injured patients who have problems with their balance and mobility in a group "boot camp" (3 days a week, 6 hours/day for 4 weeks) exercise class.
2. If they show improvements compared to 4 weeks of not receiving this treatment
3. If electronic daily monitoring of their center of foot pressure during a standardized balance task will allow us to see small changes in ability.

A baseline assessment of all outcome measures will be performed. This will be repeated 4 weeks later. The intervention will be delivered (4 weeks) and a follow up assessment of all outcome measures will be performed one week later. A follow up of the Primary outcome measure, the PART-O participation questionnaire will be done 12 weeks later.

Participants will attend group therapy consisting of a variety of exercises designed specifically to target balance and mobility deficits and based on the concept that through Repetitive Functional Task Practice (RFTP), recovery of function can occur as the result of neural adaptation. Exercises will be both individualized (delivered in a circuit) and group activities. Supervision and guidance will be provided by a registered Physical Therapist and a Rehabilitation Assistant. During the intervention, the amount and type of RFTP, any adverse events, and any need for extra staff will be recorded on a daily basis. As well, a standardized individualized task will be performed with center of foot pressure recording on a daily basis.

Analysis: changes in outcome measures immediately after the non-intervention compared to the after the intervention period will be statistically determined to estimate efficacy of this treatment model. Descriptive measures of RFTP time/day, staffing levels/day and adverse events will be used to support feasibility and safety of this model.

Conditions

  • Brain Injuries

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Boot Camp Balance Training

Intense physical rehabilitation directed at improving balance and mobility will be provided to individuals in a group setting (6 participants in a group) for 4 weeks, 3 days a week for 6 hours per day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cristabel Nett, BMR(PT) · University of Manitoba (MSc candidate)

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-07-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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