The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of hippotherapy simulator exercises in addition to the conventional rehabilitation program on the balance, postural control, mobility, functional capacity, and independence levels of stroke patients.
Twenty-six 18- 65 years of patients with stroke were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups as hippotherapy simulator group (HSG) (n = 13) and conventional exercise group (CEG) (n = 13). Patients were evaluated with Berg Balance Scale (BBS) for balance, Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke (PASS) for postural control, Rivermead Mobility Index (RMI), and Time Up- Go Test (TUG) for mobility, 2min. Walking Test (2mWT) for functional capacity and Barthel Index (BI) for the level of independence respectively before and after treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
26
Patients in the hippotherapy simulator group received 30 sessions of treatment for 6 weeks, 5 days a week and 1 hour a day. 45 minutes of Neurodevelopmental treatment exercises and 15 minutes of hippotherapy simulation exercise program were applied to the participants in this group.
Patients in the conventionnal exercise group received 30 sessions of treatment for 6 weeks, 5 days a week and 1 hour a day. 60 minutes of Neurodevelopmental treatment exercises were applied to the participants in this group.
Private Ersoy Hospital
Sultanbeyli, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Berg Balance Scale
The Berg balance scale is used to objectively determine a patient's ability (or inability) to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks. It is a 14 item list with each item consisting of a five-point ordinal scale ranging from 0 to 4, with 0 indicating the lowest level of function and 4 the highest level of function and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
Time frame: Day 0 - Day 45
Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke
It measures the ability of an individual with stroke to maintain stable postures and equilibrium during positional changes. It consists of a 4-point scale where the items are scored from 0 to 3, and the total scoring ranges from 0 to 36
Time frame: Day 0 - Day 45
Rivermead Mobility Index
The Rivermead Mobility Index assesses functional mobility in gait, balance and transfers after stroke.
Time frame: Day 0 - Day 45
Timed Up and Go Test
The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test is a performance-based measure of functional mobility that was initially developed to identify mobility and balance impairments in older adults.
Time frame: Day 0 - Day 45
2 Minute Walk Test
2 Minute Walk Test (2MWT) is a measure of self-paced walking ability and functional capacity.
Time frame: Day 0 - Day 45
Barthel Index
The Barthel Scale/Index (BI) is an ordinal scale used to measure performance in activities of daily living (ADL).
Time frame: Day 0 - Day 45
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