Dynamic Hot Spring Hydrotherapy for Gait Disorders and Balance Function Recovery After Stroke

NCT ID: NCT06955182

Last Updated: 2025-05-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-05-31
• Study Completion Date: 2026-03-30

Brief Summary

Our research aims to analyze and compare the improvement of various indicators of gait disorders and balance function before and after dynamic hot spring hydrotherapy and conventional exercise intervention, and clarify the therapeutic effect of dynamic hot spring hydrotherapy on gait disorders and balance function in stroke patients.

Conditions

Stroke

Study Design

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

Study Groups

Conventional rehabilitation intervention

Under closed management, patients will receive routine physical therapy for 40 minutes 5 times a week: 1) 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation, including routine muscle strength enhancement training, joint range of motion training, and neuropathological methods (Bobath method, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique, etc.); 2) 20 minute land balance walking function training

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Conventional rehabilitation intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Under closed management, patients will receive routine physical therapy for 40 minutes 5 times a week: 1) 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation, including routine muscle strength enhancement training, joint range of motion training, and neuropathological methods (Bobath method, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique, etc.); 2) 20 minute land balance walking function training

Dynamic hot spring hydrotherapy intervention

Under closed management, patients will receive 5 times a week, 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation and 20 minutes of hot spring water exercise each time: (1) 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation: including routine muscle strength enhancement training, joint range of motion training, and neuropathological methods (Bobath method, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique, etc.); (2) 20 minute hot spring water balance walking function training

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Dynamic hot spring hydrotherapy intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

Under closed management, patients will receive 5 times a week, 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation and 20 minutes of hot spring water exercise each time: (1) 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation: including routine muscle strength enhancement training, joint range of motion training, and neuropathological methods (Bobath method, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique, etc.); (2) 20 minute hot spring water balance walking function training

Interventions

Dynamic hot spring hydrotherapy intervention

Under closed management, patients will receive 5 times a week, 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation and 20 minutes of hot spring water exercise each time: (1) 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation: including routine muscle strength enhancement training, joint range of motion training, and neuropathological methods (Bobath method, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique, etc.); (2) 20 minute hot spring water balance walking function training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Conventional rehabilitation intervention

Under closed management, patients will receive routine physical therapy for 40 minutes 5 times a week: 1) 20 minutes of routine rehabilitation, including routine muscle strength enhancement training, joint range of motion training, and neuropathological methods (Bobath method, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation technique, etc.); 2) 20 minute land balance walking function training

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage who meet the diagnostic criteria for stroke of the Chinese Medical Association; (2) Initial stroke<6 months, or last stroke event>6 months; (3) Age>=18 years old,<85 years old (increased risk of VCI over 85 years old); (4) NIHSS>4, NIHSS<26 points; (5) MRS score>=2 points; (6) complete CT or MRI; (7) No serious neurological or mental illness; Unconscious disorders, able to cooperate with relevant treatments; No severe cognitive impairment (MMSE>=15 points); (8) Berg Balance Scale>40 points; (9) The patient or family member signs an informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

• (1) Concurrent major diseases, such as heart, lung, liver, kidney and other organ diseases or failure; (2) There are contraindications for hydrotherapy such as acute infectious diseases, open skin wounds, and severe epilepsy; (3) There are other clinical issues that may affect the assessment results, such as low vision, fractures, vestibular diseases, etc; (4) There are other neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, etc; (5) Serious mental and psychological problems exist; (6) Malignant tumor patients; (7) Early pregnancy or high-risk pregnancy; (8) Serious alcohol abusers; (9) Patients with active bleeding, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, nosebleeds, and excessive menstruation.

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

Sponsors

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Liqing Yao

Department of rehabilitation medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Kunming, Yunnan, China

Countries

China

Central Contacts

Liqing Yao

Role: CONTACT

yaoliqing98731@163.com

+8613529202383

Facility Contacts

Yao

Role: primary

yaoliqing98731@163.com

+8613529202383

Other Identifiers

Shen-PJ-Ke-2025-19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id