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The Long-lasting Effects of Repetitive Neck Muscle Vibrations on Postural Disturbances in Standing Position in Chronic Stroke Patients

NCT03112616 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 39

Last updated 2018-02-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

One of the causes of disability in patients suffering from a stroke is postural imbalance. Sensory stimulation improves the postural symmetry of the subject transitorily and they are thought to have an effect on the spatial frame of reference through a sensory recalibration. Studies have shown that sensory stimulation by vibration of neck muscles have an immediate effect on static balance and when walking. The objective of this preliminary study is to test the long-lasting effects of repetitive neck muscle vibrations on postural disturbances in standing position and on spatial frame reference in chronic patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Vibration sessions

The patients will undergo a program of 10 sessions of vibrations of the neck muscle, each of 10 minutes, during a period of 15 days at the rate of one session per day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rennes University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabelle BONAN, MD, PhD · CHU Rennes

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-15
Primary Completion
2017-02-27
Completion
2017-04-18

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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