The Impact of Erigo®Pro Therapy and Motor Imagery on the Balance of Stroke Patients.

Anna Olczak66 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study is to examine the impact of motor imagery, Erigo®Pro tilt table intervention, and classic rehabilitation on the balance of people after a stroke.

DESIGN: randomized observational study. SETTING: A hospital Rehabilitation Department. POPULATION: Sixty-six post-stroke patients mean, 64.85 ± 18.62 years. METHODS: 66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapies (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imageryPROCEDURE

66 stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (22 people each) with different therapy (conventional, with the addition of Erigo®Pro and enriched with motor imagery). The therapy duration was two weeks. Patients underwent assessment before and after completion of therapy. The study used the Trunk Stability Test, Berg Balance Scale to assess balance, as well as the Riablo device to measure static balance. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 38 YearsMax age: 85 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1\) patients 6-8 weeks post-stroke, 2) aged 38-85 years, mean, 3) males and females, 4) walking with or without assistance (modified Rankin scale = 3), 5) with slight neurological deficits (NIHSS ≤7). Exclusion Criteria: 1\) stroke up to six weeks after the episode, 2) epilepsy, 3) no possibility to sit and stand, 4) persistent deficit of speech and cognitive functions, lack of attention, 5) visual disturbances, 6) depression, 7) high or very low blood pressure, dizziness, malaise.

Locations (1)

Military Institute of Medicine

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Trunk Control Test

Assessment of trunk stability before and after therapy

Time frame: two weeks

Berg Balance Scale

Assessment of body balance before and after therapy

Time frame: two weeks

RiabloTM device

Assessment of static balance in the frontal plane before and after therapy

Time frame: two weeks

RiabloTM device

Assessment of static balance in the sagittal plane before and after therapy

Time frame: two weeks

Luna EMG

Assessment of the surface tension of the transverse abdominis muscle

Time frame: two weeks

Luna EMG

Assessment of the surface tension of the multifidus muscle

Time frame: two weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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