Clinical trial NCT05510258: Comparison of Routine and Core-stability Exercises on Dynamic Sitting Balance and Trunk Control in Stroke Patients
Official title: Comparison of Routine Physical Therapy With and Without Core-stability Exercises on Dynamic Sitting Balance and Trunk Control in Sub-acute Ischemic Stroke Patient
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Ischemic Stroke, Acute
Lead sponsor: University of Lahore
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-22
Enrollment: 24
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Two groups control and experimental included
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: This is ROM trail study. Data collected from Rabbani Hospital Lahore . in this study total two groups included control and experimental and sample size was 48 and 24 persons divided in each groups as well. Informed consent was taken from the recruited subjects. Two scales BBS and TIS used to measure the outcomes. Data analyse by ssps V21.0 with a significant level of p valued 0.05. Results were in the favour of experimental group.

Detailed description: This is ROM trail study. Data collected from Physiotherapy department of Rabbani Hospital Lahore . In this study total two groups included control and experimental and sample size was 48 and 24 persons randomly allocated in each groups as well. In control group conventional therapy given while in experimental group core-stability exercises with conventional therapy given to the patients. while the duration of therapy was 45 minutes per day for 8 weeks. Informed consent was taken from the recruited subjects. Two scales BBS and TIS used to measure the outcomes. Only having first episode of sub-acute stoke patients and diagnosed by Neuro-physician were included in study. Data entered and analysed by SSPS V21.0 with a significant level of p valued 0.05. and the results were in the favour of study means experimental group.

Eligibility criteria: * Inclusion Criteria:

  * Sub-Acute ischemic and stroke diagnosed by neuro-physican having 1st episode
  * Patients in sub-acute stage (2-12 weeks)
  * Patients who can follow the instruction according to mini mental scale \< 7
  * Minimum score of a patient on burg balance and trunk impairment scale to enter in rehab unit and include in any research i-e TIS \< 2 in scoring and BBS \< 4 minimum scoring.
* Exclusion Criteria:

  * Recurrent stroke
  * Subjects with radiating pain or nerve root involvement
  * Diagnosed by any neurological condition other than stroke, or other clinical comorbidity that affect the trunk balance.
  * Patient unable to follow the instructions
  * Comprehension deficits that prevented them from following verbal commands
  * Unconscious patient

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline in Berg balance scale at week 4
timeFrame: Baseline and 4 weeks
measure: Change from baseline in Trunk impairment scale at week 4
timeFrame: Baseline and 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Duaa Awais
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: PMDC
name: Rabbani Hospital
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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