Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Balance, Walking Capacity, and Quality of Life in Sub-acute Stroke.

NCT ID: NCT04377022

Last Updated: 2020-07-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-06-10

Brief Summary

Stroke is one of the major cause of morbidity and mortality and the leading cause of disability in adults all around the world. Stroke survivors can suffer several neurological impairments and deficits which have an important impact on patient's quality of life and which increase the costs for health and social services. After stroke, impairments in ADLs and functional status, deterioration in health related quality of life can be seen.

The purpose of this study is to Determine the effect of Aerobic exercise training on Balance, Walking capacity and quality of life in sub-acute stroke.

Conditions

Cerebrovascular Stroke; Cerebrovascular Accident, Acute; Cerebral Stroke

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Conventional Therapy

In this group, Patients receive Conventional Therapy for 40 minutes daily and 5 days in a week. The training period was 5 week after the recruitment of patients.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Combined Therapy

In this group, Patients receive Aerobic exercise training in addition to conventional Physical Therapy. Patients undergoes Aerobic exercise training for 25 minutes and 3 days in a week. A total of 15 session of aerobic exercise training session was given to patient.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Combined Therapy (Aerobic Exercise in addition to conventional therapy)

Intervention Type: OTHER

There are two intervention arm in the study

1. Combined therapy

2. Conventional Therapy

Interventions

Combined Therapy (Aerobic Exercise in addition to conventional therapy)

There are two intervention arm in the study

1. Combined therapy

2. Conventional Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 to 75 years of age.
• Stroke that occurred in the recent 3 months.
• Who can walk independently or by using assistive device.
• Have a minimum Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment (CMSA) leg impairment score of 3 but less than 7.

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients were excluded from the study if they have a stroke that occurs more than 3 months.
• If resting blood pressure more than 160/100 even after taking medications
• Have by-pass surgery in recent 3 months.
• Other musculoskeletal problems which restrict the patient's ability to do aerobic activity.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Government College University Faisalabad

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Ishtiaq Ahmed

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Awais bin Inam, MSOMPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Government College University, Faislabad

Locations

Bin-Inam Rehabilitation Clinic Faisalabad

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

342

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id