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Effect of Ankle Strategy Exercises on Gait Parameters and Balance Confidence in Patients With Chronic Stroke

NCT05120414 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2021-11-15

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Summary

Stroke is a disorder in which the areas of the brain that control the sensory and motor nerves are damaged due to poor blood supply to the brain. As a result of which oxygen and nutrients supply to the brain tissues is interrupted. This is either caused by infarction or a bleed in the blood arteries supplying the brain. A stroke occurs when the cerebral blood supply is disrupted, resulting in a localized neurological deficiency. At least 80% of strokes are ischemic, meaning they are caused by a blockage in blood flow, while 15-20% are caused by bleeding into the brain, known as intracerebral hemorrhage. The occurrence of the sudden neurological deficit caused by bleeding in the brain or ischemic damage gives rise to the disturbances in motion, senses, perception, language, and other such functions on the opposite side to the affected side of the brain. A randomized controlled trial was carried out on 36 chronic stroke patients. By using the sealed envelope method, the sample was divided into two groups, an experimental group and a control group. For a period of four weeks, the control group only received traditional balancing exercises including standing with feet together, standing with one foot directly in front of the other, standing eye open to eye closed, standing multidirectional functional reach and March in place and walk sideways. While the experimental group received ankle strategy exercises in addition to balance exercises which included raising and lowering heels and forefeet, heel to toe walking, stepping up and down and left right and diagonal inclination of the body during standing. Interventions were given three days weekly for four consecutive weeks. Pre and post-intervention assessment were done by using data collection tools which includes ABC Scale of balance confidence, TUG scale and 10meter walk test.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

balanace exercises

Balance exercises included standing with feet together (narrow base of support), Standing in Tandem position, Standing eye open to eye closed, multidirectional functional reach during standing, March in place and walk sideways. Time period was of 4 weeks (10 repetitions in each set, 3 sets per session, 1 session daily, 3 days weekly).

OTHER

Balance Exercises plus Ankle strategy

ankle strategy exercises included raising and lowering heels and forefeet, heel to toe walking, stepping up and down and right and left and diagonal inclination of body during standing.While balance exercises included standing with feet together (narrow base of support), Standing in Tandem position, Standing eye open to eye closed, multidirectional functional reach during standing, March in place and walk sideways. Time period was of 4 weeks (10 repetitions in each set, 3 sets per session, 1 session daily, 3 days weekly).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shafaq Altaf, Phd* · Shifa tameer e millat university Islamabad

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-11-02
Primary Completion
2021-12-02
Completion
2021-12-06

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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