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TENS Effect on Gait and QoL in Stroke.

NCT06673940 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2024-11-05

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Summary

A study was conducted to investigate the additional effect of TENS applied to acupuncture points to the physical therapy program on gait and quality of life in stroke patients.

Thirty stroke patients from both sexes aging from 40 to 65 years were randomly assigned into two equal groups: study group and control group. The study group received TENS plus the designed physiotherapy program and the control group received only the same designed physiotherapy program. The outcome measures concerned with spasticity, gait and QoL.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

TENS is applied on the acupuncture points Intervention arm

OTHER

Physical Therapy program

Physical therapy methods

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Maram A Mahmoud, MSc · Cairo University

  • Nahed A Salem, PhD · Cairo University

  • Ebtesam M Fahmy, PhD · Cairo University

  • Amina M Awad, PhD · Cairo University

  • Asma A Salem, PhD · Faculty of Physical Therapy Suez University

  • Sarah Heneidy, PhD · Cairo University

  • Rania M Tawfik, PhD · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-10
Primary Completion
2024-08-30
Completion
2024-10-28

Countries

  • Egypt

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