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Chiropractic Care Plus Physiotherapy Compared to Physiotherapy Alone in Chronic Stroke Patients

NCT03849794 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2022-07-29

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Summary

The Investigator recently conducted a study in patients who had suffered from a stroke where it investigated whether similar findings are observed following a single session of chiropractic care.36 The key findings from this study was that in a group of chronic stroke patients, with lower limb muscle weakness, plantar flexion muscle strength increased on average by 64.6% following a chiropractic care session and the change in muscle strength appears to be modulated by cortical factors as opposed to modulation at the spinal level.

Based on the promising results of this initial study now planning to perform a pragmatic pilot clinical trial that will investigate the effects of 4 weeks of chiropractic care on clinical measures associated with stroke rehabilitation and function

Conditions

  • Chronic Stroke

Interventions

OTHER

Experimental Group

Chiropractic Care A chiropractor will see participants in the experimental group about 3 times per week using a pragmatic approach for 4 weeks, and each session will be approximately 15-20 minutes in duration. The spinal adjustments performed in this study will be high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts to the spine, pelvic joints, extremities or instrument-assisted adjustments Physiotherapy: Physiotherapists will see participants in each group 3 times per week for four weeks. Each session will be approximately 40 minutes in duration. Physiotherapy interventions are likely to include stretches and exercises, massage and mobilization as required.

OTHER

Control group

The control group will receive the same physiotherapy intervention as the experimental group at the same frequency of care. The control group will also attend three passive movement sessions with the chiropractor each week, primarily to minimise the psychological effect of the interaction with the chiropractor, but also to act as a physiological control. These passive movement sessions will be 15 minutes in duration.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Imran Amjad, PhD · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-15
Primary Completion
2019-06-17
Completion
2019-06-17

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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