Evaluation of an Intervention Program Targeted at Improving Balance and Functional Skills After Stroke

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

34 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-09-30

Study Completion Date

2008-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate a 5-week intervention program targeted at improving balance and functional skills for people with stroke.

Detailed Description

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Many people with stroke experience a deterioration in balance and a functional decline due to hemiplegic muscle strength. This tend to restrict the persons activity in daily life and also leads to a low falls self efficacy.

High intensity exercise have shown to be effective for improving strength and balance for older people in general living in residential care facilities. It is interesting to see if this high intensity exercise also is applicable in the older stroke population.

Comparison: An intervention group receives three training sessions per week and one theory session per week during 5 weeks, compared to a control group that receives one theory session per week during 5 weeks.

Conditions

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Cerebrovascular Accident Musculoskeletal Equilibrium

Keywords

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Accidental falls Cerebrovascular accident Balance ADL Self efficacy Quality of Life Gait parameters

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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high intensity functional exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 55 years of age or older
* stroke diagnosis 3-6 months prior to inclusion
* ability to walk 10 meter with or without assistive device
* ability to understand simple instructions

Exclusion Criteria

* TIA
* independent in walking outdoors
* serious visual impairment
* serious hearing impairment
* long distance to intervention station

Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Responsible Party

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Umea University

Principal Investigators

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Eva Holmgren, PhD student

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Umeå University & The Vårdal Institute

Per Wester, MD Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Umeå University

Locations

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Umeå University, department of Community science and rehabilitation

Umeå, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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Dnr 04-022

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id