Clinical trial NCT04793594: Which Balance Test is More Effective When Evaluating Stroke Patients With a Tele-assessment?
Official title: Tele-Assessment in Patients With Stroke: Which of the Berg Balance Scale, Tinetti Balance and Walk Test, Timed Up and Go Tests is More Effective in Balance Assessment?
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: Tele-assessment
Balance
Stroke
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-11
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 80
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Stroke is a serious life-threatening medical condition that happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off.

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to compare the feasibility levels and advantages of balance tests applied with tele-assessment methods to clinical application methods in stroke patients and to reveal their effectiveness.

Detailed description: The aim of this study is to compare the feasibility levels and advantages of balance tests applied with tele-assessment methods to clinical application methods in stroke patients and to reveal their effectiveness. Stroke patients who are referred to İstinye University Bahçeşehir Liv Hospital Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Unit at March-September for physiotherapy and meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. The Patient Assessment Form which were prepared by the researcher and the Standardized Mini Mental Test, The Rankin Scale, Timed Get Up and Go Test, Berg Balance Scale, Tinetti Balance and Gait Test in order to evaluate the balance and walking of the participants due to stroke and to compare the applicability level of the tests applied with the tele- assessment method and tests will be completed by individuals who agreed to participate in the study and / or the researchers who carried out the study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Sufficient cognitive function for communication (Standardized Mini-Mental Test score\> 24)
* Not dependent on bed or wheelchair. (1 ≤ Modified Rankin Scale score \<5)
* Balance problem (Timed Get Up and Go Test score\> 12 sec)
* Providing the necessary technological competence for remote video communication at home
* Near a relative who can accompany you during the assessment
* Age 20-80 years
* Speaking Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with a neurological and orthopedic disease other than stroke, whose vision and auditory function are affected by stroke, and those with aphasia will not be included in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Berg Balance Test
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Tinetti Balance And Gait Scale
timeFrame: 12 weeks
measure: Timed Up And Go Test
timeFrame: 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
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Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Health Science, Physiotherapy And Rehabilitation Department
name: Ceren Bayrak, BSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Health Science, Physiotherapy And Rehabilitation Department
name: Ayse Zengin Alpozgen, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Neurology Department
name: Yakup Krespi, Professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istinye University Bahcesehir Liv Hospital
name: Roya Soltanalizadeh, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istanbul University- Cerrahpasa, Faculty of Health Science, Physiotherapy And Rehabilitation Department
name: İlknur Mazı, BSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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