The Impact of Erigo®Pro Therapy and Motor Imagery on the Balance of Stroke Patients.

NCT ID: NCT06276075

Last Updated: 2026-01-27

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 66 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-12-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-09-10

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the impact of motor imagery, Erigo®Pro tilt table intervention, and classic rehabilitation on the balance of people after a stroke.

Detailed Description

DESIGN: randomized observational study. SETTING: A hospital Rehabilitation Department. POPULATION: Sixty-six post-stroke patients mean, 64.85 ± 18.62 years. METHODS: 66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapies (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Conventional rehabilitation

patients performed daily physiotherapy, which included intensive preparatory training for standing and sitting positions, strengthening exercises, weight-bearing exercises, and balance and coordination exercises (from 40 to 60 minutes of therapy).

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapy (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Erigo®Pro

effective therapy included 1 session on a tilting table at an angle of 42° for 20 minutes, 5 times a week (Monday to Friday) at a speed of 32 steps per minute, followed by a physiotherapy session for two weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapy (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

motor imagery (MI)

in addition to conventional physiotherapy, activity imagery during passive walking on the Erigo®Pro table was introduced. During the exercises on the table, the patients wore headphones that blocked out any external sounds, closed their eyes and their task was to imagine the sensation of their body moving (first-person imagination), differentiating the idea of walking in various real environments (park, forest, beach, snow, streets). in the city, walking at different speeds, going up and down stairs, running, etc.)

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapy (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Interventions

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery

66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapy (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1) patients 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 2) aged 38-85 years, mean, 3) males and females, 4) walking with or without assistance (modified Rankin scale = 3), 5) with slight neurological deficits (NIHSS ≤7).

Exclusion Criteria

1) stroke up to six weeks after the episode, 2) epilepsy, 3) no possibility to sit and stand, 4) persistent deficit of speech and cognitive functions, lack of attention, 5) visual disturbances, 6) depression, 7) high or very low blood pressure, dizziness, malaise.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 38 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 85 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Anna Olczak

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Anna Olczak

PhD; Senior Specjalist of the Rehabilitation Clinic

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Anna M Olczak, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Military Institute of Medicine, Rehabilitation Clinic

Locations

Military Institute of Medicine

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Countries

Poland

References

Olczak A, Carvalho R, Stepien A, Mroz J. The Influence of Therapy Enriched with the Erigo(R)Pro Table and Motor Imagery on the Body Balance of Patients After Stroke-A Randomized Observational Study. Brain Sci. 2025 Mar 5;15(3):275. doi: 10.3390/brainsci15030275.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 40149796 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

10/KRN/2020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id