Clinical trial NCT06956183: Effect of Vestibular Exercises on Post-Stroke Fatigue
Official title: The Effect of Vestibular Exercise Program on Fatigue, Balance and Gait in Patients With Stroke
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stroke
Keywords: Stroke
Vestibular Exercise
Fatigue
Balance
Gait
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-05-04
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Randomized Controlled
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to search effects of vestibuler exercises on post-stroke fatigue. The main question it aims to answer is:

wer are:

- Do vestibuler excercises decrease post-stroke perceived and physiologic fatigue?

Researchers will compare the effects of vestibuler exercises to conventional rehabilitation to find out the superior one.

Participants will:

* take a one-hour conventional rehabilitation or vestibuler exercise program three times in a week.
* be assessed in terms of fatigue before and after rehabilitation programs.

Detailed description: One of the most common complications after stroke is fatigue. Fatigue prolongs the rehabilitation period and delays recovery. Although medical treatments, exercise programs and activity modifications are recommended to reduce fatigue after stroke, an effective evidence-based treatment method has not yet been developed. Vestibular exercises can improve oculomotor and postural control by trying to provide sensory integration through adaptation and compensatory mechanisms, thus increasing cortical excitability and reducing fatigue.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteering to participate in the study Being between the ages of 18-65 Having had an anterior circulation stroke at least 6 months ago Being at least stage 3 according to the Functional Ambulation Classification Scoring at least 22 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having another orthopedic, neurological or other systemic disease that prevents working Having severe aphasia Having a disease other than stroke that causes primary fatigue Using medication that will affect cognitive status Using medication that will affect fatigue

Primary outcomes:
measure: Fatigue Impact Scale
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: The Fatigue Assessment Scale
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Symbol Digit Modalities Test
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: Six Minutes Walking Test
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
Other outcomes:
measure: Fugl Meyer Assessment
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: Timed Up and Go Test
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: Bertec Force Plate (Balance Check Screener™ BP5050 20x20´´ Bertec Comporation Columbus, OH, USA)
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: The GAITRite Gait Analysis System (CIR Systems Inc., Franklin, New Jersey, USA)
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
measure: Functional Gait Assessment
timeFrame: One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
Locations:
city: Ankara
country: Turkey
facility: Hacettepe University
Study officials:
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