Does Intensive Task Specific Training Improve Balance After Acute Stroke?
NCT ID: NCT00184431
Last Updated: 2011-10-18
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
62 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2004-04-30
2008-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Comparison: Traditional follow up care by the community health care system with additional task specific physiotherapy three times a week and a daily self administrated home training program compared to traditional follow up care by the community health care system.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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A
Intensive task specific balance training
Physical therapy technique and exercises
The experimental group receives task specific physical therapy three times a week for the first four weeks after discharge from hospital and one session pr week for the next eight weeks in addition to ordinary physical therapy The active comparator group receives only ordinary physical therapy during this period.
B
Traditional physical therapy
Physical therapy technique and exercises
The experimental group receives task specific physical therapy three times a week for the first four weeks after discharge from hospital and one session pr week for the next eight weeks in addition to ordinary physical therapy The active comparator group receives only ordinary physical therapy during this period.
Interventions
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Physical therapy technique and exercises
The experimental group receives task specific physical therapy three times a week for the first four weeks after discharge from hospital and one session pr week for the next eight weeks in addition to ordinary physical therapy The active comparator group receives only ordinary physical therapy during this period.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Living in the city of Trondheim
* Included 4 - 14 days after first sign of symptoms
* Modified Rankin Scale \> 3 before admission to hospital
* Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) less than 58 points and more than 14 points
* SSS leg item less than 6 points or SSS movement item less than 12 points
* Discharged to home or a rehabilitation clinic
* Mini Mental State Examination Score more than 20 points
* Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Other diseases which makes it difficult to evaluate the function
* Already included in the trial
ALL
No
Sponsors
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St. Olavs Hospital
OTHER
Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy
OTHER
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Bent Indredavik, assoc-prof
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian university of Science and Technology
Locations
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Countries
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References
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Askim T, Morkved S, Engen A, Roos K, Aas T, Indredavik B. Effects of a community-based intensive motor training program combined with early supported discharge after treatment in a comprehensive stroke unit: a randomized, controlled trial. Stroke. 2010 Aug;41(8):1697-703. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.584284. Epub 2010 Jun 17.
Other Identifiers
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SU01-ISM-NTNU
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id