Gait Parameters After Using the Tilt-table Exercise and Motor Imagery.

Anna Olczak66 enrolled

Overview

Sixty-six stroke patients were randomly assigned to three groups (conventional, with the addition of the Erigo®Pro table, and enriched with motor imagery). The Trunk Stability Test, walking speed, step symmetry, and lower limb load symmetry on the Riablo device, as well as the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles, were assessed before and after completing therapy. Results: In each of the groups studied, the therapies used significantly improved the functional assessment of trunk stability (Trunk Control Test \<0.001)). Additionally, after the intervention, the Erigo group showed a greater gait speed (p=0.003), while the Visualization group exhibited a higher level of tension in the multifidus (p=0.011) and transverse abdominal muscles (p=0.002).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke Visualization Gait Analysis

Interventions

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery on gait.PROCEDURE

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, and the Riablo device to measure gate parameters. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Conventional rehabilitation, the Erigo®Pro table, motor imagery on gait parameters.PROCEDURE

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, and the Riablo device to measure the gate parameters. Additionally, an evaluation of the superficial tension of the transverse abdominis and multifidus muscles was conducted.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 85 Years

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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 National Research Institute

Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Trunk Control Test

Assessment of trunk stability before and after therapy

Time frame: two weeks

Secondary Outcomes

RiabloTM device

Assessment of gate parameters before and after therapy

Time frame: two weeks

Luna EMG

Assessment of the surface tension of the transverse abdominis muscle and the tension of the multifidus muscle

Time frame: two weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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