Balance Recovery and Training on Fall Prevention in Stroke
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Purpose
The specific aims of this research are delineated as the following:
Aim 1: To investigate the neuromuscular and biomechanical mechanisms of the emerging processes of proactive and reactive balance control during sitting and standing in patients with stroke at different stages of the recovery course.
Aim 2: To determine the relationships between brain lesion sites and the recovery patterns of reactive and proactive balance control mechanisms in patients with stroke.
Aim 3: To determine the relationships between the impairments in reactive and proactive balance control mechanisms and functional outcome as well as fall incidence in patients following stroke.
Aim 4: To investigate the efficacy of different training regimens in improving reactive and proactive balance control strategies and in preventing falls in stroke patients with different brain lesion sites.
Principally, three hypotheses are to be tested:
Hypothesis 1:The emerging processes and recovery patternes of proactive and reactive balance control may be different among stroke patients with different brain lesion locations.
Hypothesis 2:There are positive correlations between the level of impairments in reactive and proactive balance control mechanisms and functional outcome as well as fall incidence in patients following stroke.
Hypothesis 3:Training regimens that could best facilitate the emergence or improvement in reactive and proactive balance control strategies are different.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Stroke |
Behavioral: Balance and Exercise |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training |
| Official Title: | Balance Recovery and Training on Fall Prevention in Stroke |
- To investigate the balance recovery(proactive postural adujustments and reactive postural reaction) post-onset of each stroke subject
- To investigate the incidence of falls before and after training
| Estimated Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2005 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2007 |
Stroke is one of the leading causes of chronic disability in the world. Falls are one of the primary complications after stroke. The incidence of falls ranges from 25% to 75% among stroke patients residing in different settings, with greater incidence of falls occurring after discharge home. Postural instability has been suggested as one of the main causes leading to falls in this population. The recovery of the ability to maintain balance during activities of daily living, therefore, is essential for functional independence and safety of these patients. In the following paragraphs, the knowledge gaps taht we are proposing to bridge in this study and the revelant literature that leads us to identify these gaps are discussed.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 45 Years to 75 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy subjects
- Age ang Sex are correspond with the stroke subjects(between 45 and 75 years old)
- having the habit of regular exercise (at least twice a week, and at least 20 minutes duration each time)
- being willing to accept one-year follow-up examination
- being willing to sign an informed consent approved by the Human Subjects Committee of the National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke subjects
- between 45 and 75 years old
- cerebral infarction stroke confirmed by ICD-10-CM and brain imaging diagnosis(including I63.0, I63.1, I63.2, I63.3, I63.4, I63.5, I63.6, I63.8, and I63.9)
- first stroke and received acute treatment at NTUH
- being willing to accept one-year follow-up examination
- being willing to sign an informed consent approved by the Human Subjects Committee of the National Taiwan University Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
Healthy subjects
- having other neurological diseases, or moderate to severe neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders, or disorders from systematic diseases those would influence the belance or motor ability Stroke subjects
- on the 14st day after stroke onset, having unstable vital sign, unconsciousness, or obvious cognitive, perception, and language impairment, and couldn't communicate with the experimenters
- having other neurological diseases, or moderate to severe neuromuscular or musculoskeletal disorders, or disorders from systematic diseases other than stroke
Contacts and LocationsPlease refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00173992
| Contact: Pei-Fang Tang, PhD | +886-2-2312-3456 ext 7557 | pftang@ntu.edu.tw |
| Taiwan | |
| School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy College of Medicine, National Taiwan University | Not yet recruiting |
| Taipei, Taiwan, 100 | |
| Contact: Pei-Fang Tang, PhD +886-2-23123456 ext 7557 pftang@ntu.edu.tw | |
| Principal Investigator: | Pei-Fang Tang, PhD | National Taiwan University Hospital |
More Information
No publications provided
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00173992 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 9361701257 |
| Study First Received: | June 30, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | September 13, 2005 |
| Health Authority: | Taiwan: Department of Health |
Keywords provided by National Taiwan University Hospital:
|
Stroke Balance Proactive control Reactive control |
Recovery Training Fall |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 02, 2015