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Otago Exercise Program Combined With Action Observation Training in Stroke Patients

NCT06927323 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-04-15

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Summary

Stroke is one of the main causes of adult disability worldwide and global health problem. Due to ongoing neurological sequelae post stroke patients have a two-fold higher risk of falling than other people with same age or gender. As the stroke patients, balance is impaired and can lead to complications such as fall. Promising interventions that could be beneficial to improve the aspects of gait and balance include Otago exercises and Action observation training. The objective of this study is to determine the effects of Otago exercise combined with Action observation (AO) training on the balance, gait and functional activities in post stroke patients.

A double-blinded randomized control trial will be conducted at Rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics, and Hospitals for ten months. The sample size will consist of 60 participants. Participants which meet the inclusion criteria will be taken through non-probability convenience sampling technique. Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups: 30 to action observation (AO) training plus Otago exercise group (n= 30) and 30 to Otago exercise group (n= 30). The AO plus Otago and Otago groups will be performed 35 to 40 minutes of strength training and balance exercises from the Otago Exercise Program 3 times a week for 12 weeks. Data will be collected through various assessment tools including Berg Balance Scale (for balance), Dynamic gait index (for gait) and Functional Independence Measure (for functional activities). The effects of the interventions will be measured at pre-treatment and post-intervention. Paired t-test will be adopted to find the statistical difference within the groups and independent t-test will be applied to find the statistical difference between the groups. Data analysis will be performed by using SPSS 26 software.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Otago exercise program

The Otago Exercise Program is composed of strength training and balance training. Strength training consisted of flexion and extension exercises of the knee, ankle, and toe joints, as well as hip opening exercises to strengthen the sides of the pelvis. Balance training consisted of walking backwards, walking in a figure of eight, heel-toe walking, standing on one leg, walking on the heels, walking on the toes, heel-toe walking backwards, standing up from a sitting position, and walking up stairs. Otago exercise program will be performed with action observation train will be instructed to watch a video on a 22-inch screen positioned 1 meter away from them, while comfortably seated in a chair with armrests. They are not allowed to follow along or engage in any movement while watching the video.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aruba Saeed, Phd · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-04-10
Primary Completion
2025-10-30
Completion
2025-10-30

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