Physiotherapy/hypnosis for AVC Patients

NCT ID: NCT06885294

Last Updated: 2025-03-30

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 84 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-03-18
• Study Completion Date: 2026-07-30

Brief Summary

Impact of physical therapy with hypnosis on the functional capacity of the upper limb in stroked patients.

Detailed Description

The cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a pathology generating many disabled people. Physiotherapy is one of the usual rehabilitation techniques for a patient with sequelae of ischemia or cerebral hemorrhage. Combined with another therapeutic approach, hypnosis, it could increase the patient's motor performance.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Group 1 receiving physiotherapy only

Stroke patients will receive physiotherapy of upper limbs

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Stroke patients will be randomly assigned to join one of the three groups. The first group will undergo a pre-treatment evaluation, receive 6 sessions of physiotherapy (2 sessions per week, approximately 20-30 minutes each), and undergo a post-treatment evaluation after 1 month. After another month without any treatment, they will undergo a third and final assessment. All evaluations will last approximately 1 hour.

Group 2 receiving combined physiotherapy and hypnosis

Stroke patients will receive physiotherapy of upper limbs under hypnosis

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy and Hypnosis

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Stroke patients will be randomly assigned to join one of the three groups. The second group will undergo a pre-treatment evaluation, receive 6 sessions of physiotherapy combined with hypnosis (2 sessions per week, approximately 20-30 minutes each), and undergo a post-treatment evaluation after 1 month. Patients will continue their standard physiotherapy care during these 4 weeks. After another month without any treatment, they will undergo a third and final assessment. All evaluations will last approximately 1 hour.

Waitlist group 3 receiving delayed combined physiotherapy and hypnosis

Stroke patients will receive physiotherapy of upper limbs under hypnosis one month after the other groups

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Control group Physiotherapy and Hypnosis

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The control group will be assessed initially and then after 4 weeks. After the second assessment, they will receive 6 sessions of physiotherapy combined with hypnosis (2 sessions per week, approximately 20-30 minutes each), and undergo a post-treatment evaluation after 1 month. All evaluation sessions will last approximately 1 hour.

Interventions

Physiotherapy

Stroke patients will be randomly assigned to join one of the three groups. The first group will undergo a pre-treatment evaluation, receive 6 sessions of physiotherapy (2 sessions per week, approximately 20-30 minutes each), and undergo a post-treatment evaluation after 1 month. After another month without any treatment, they will undergo a third and final assessment. All evaluations will last approximately 1 hour.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Physiotherapy and Hypnosis

Stroke patients will be randomly assigned to join one of the three groups. The second group will undergo a pre-treatment evaluation, receive 6 sessions of physiotherapy combined with hypnosis (2 sessions per week, approximately 20-30 minutes each), and undergo a post-treatment evaluation after 1 month. Patients will continue their standard physiotherapy care during these 4 weeks. After another month without any treatment, they will undergo a third and final assessment. All evaluations will last approximately 1 hour.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Control group Physiotherapy and Hypnosis

The control group will be assessed initially and then after 4 weeks. After the second assessment, they will receive 6 sessions of physiotherapy combined with hypnosis (2 sessions per week, approximately 20-30 minutes each), and undergo a post-treatment evaluation after 1 month. All evaluation sessions will last approximately 1 hour.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Adults aged 18 to 80 years old
• Having experienced a stroke more than 3 months ago
• Understanding and proficient in the French language
• Having a functional capacity deficit in at least one of the two upper limbs
• Being able to independently travel to the Yerne medical center for necessary study appointments.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being under 18 or over 80 years old
• Having a history of upper limb injuries (fractures, prosthetics, etc.)
• Having Wernicke's aphasia (language comprehension disorder)
• Having frontal lobe syndrome
• Undergoing chemotherapy
• Having respiratory disorders (respiratory failure of more than 70%) or receiving oxygen therapy
• Having epilepsy
• Having dementia
• Having untreated hearing impairments
• Being diagnosed with schizophrenia or paranoïa
• Experiencing significant concentration difficulties

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

University of Liege

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Liege

Locations

GIGA Science and Perception Research Group CHU Liège

Liège, , Belgium

Countries

Belgium

Other Identifiers

2022-306

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id