Effects of Core Strengthening and PNF Pattern on Balance and Plantar Pressure in Chronic Stroke

NCT ID: NCT05436782

Last Updated: 2022-06-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 73 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-12-03
• Study Completion Date: 2022-08-14

Brief Summary

To compare the effects of core strengthening and PNF on standing balance and plantar pressure in chronic stroke patients

Detailed Description

The effects of different exercise regimes and PNF techniques on balance and plantar pressure had been studied. This study focuses on determining the effects of CSE and PNF techniques on developing static standing balance and plantar pressure in stroke patients using PoData

Conditions

Stroke; Paralysis

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Group A

• Group A (control group) will receive routine physical therapy involving muscle strengthening exercises, range of motion exercises, and stretching exercises up to the patient's tolerance. Other exercises will be pelvic bridging, rolling, sitting and standing exercises, walking practice and balancing in parallel bars, and wobble board exercises. Each session will be of 60 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Routine physical therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

•Group A (control group) will receive routine physical therapy involving muscle strengthening exercises, range of motion exercises, and stretching exercises up to the patient's tolerance. Other exercises were pelvic bridging, rolling, sitting and standing exercises, walking practice and balancing in parallel bars, and wobble board exercises. Each session was of 60 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks

Group B

Group B (experimental group) will receive routine physical therapy for 20 minutes and additionally PNF technique (rhythmic initiation, and then agonistic reversals will be performed in lower extremity in D1 flexion pattern and D1 extension pattern up to patient's tolerance and core strengthening for 20 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks. The outcome measure will be measured at and 6th week interval

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

core strengthening exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

•Group B (experimental group) received routine physical therapy for 20 minutes and additionally PNF technique (rhythmic initiation, and then agonistic reversals were performed in the lower extremity in D1 flexion pattern and D1 extension pattern up to the patient's tolerance and core strengthening for 20 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks. The outcome measure was measured at baseline and 6th-week interval

Interventions

core strengthening exercises

•Group B (experimental group) received routine physical therapy for 20 minutes and additionally PNF technique (rhythmic initiation, and then agonistic reversals were performed in the lower extremity in D1 flexion pattern and D1 extension pattern up to the patient's tolerance and core strengthening for 20 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks. The outcome measure was measured at baseline and 6th-week interval

Intervention Type: OTHER

Routine physical therapy

•Group A (control group) will receive routine physical therapy involving muscle strengthening exercises, range of motion exercises, and stretching exercises up to the patient's tolerance. Other exercises were pelvic bridging, rolling, sitting and standing exercises, walking practice and balancing in parallel bars, and wobble board exercises. Each session was of 60 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• • Age 45-60

• Score of 9 or higher on the static component of Berg Balance Scale
• Both genders will be recruited.
• First ever episode of stroke
• Duration of stroke greater than 6 months.
• Having a score of equal to or less than 2 on the Modified Ashworth Scale
• Having a score of greater than or equal to 24 on the Mini-mental state examination in order to understand the commands.

Exclusion Criteria

• • Concurrent orthopedic (for e.g. amputation ) that may hamper standing

• Relevant psychiatric disorders that may prevent from following instructions.
• Other medical drugs that may influence our intervention
• Condition contraindicating physical activity
• Use of cardiac pacemakers.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Lahore

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Sameed Liaqat, DPT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Lahore

Locations

The University of Lahore Teaching Hospital

Lahore, Punjqb, Pakistan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Pakistan

Central Contacts

Sameed Liaqat, DPT

Role: CONTACT

samiliaqat3@gmail.com

0324 9004200

Facility Contacts

Wardah Rauf, MSPTN

Role: primary

wardahrauf99@gmail.com

03374915954

Other Identifiers

IRB-UOL-FAHS/1089/2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id