None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
To explore the effect of sensory awareness practice program in patients following stroke to see if a greater focus on quality of movement improves body awareness, quality of life and somatosensory function. It is hypothesised a greater emphasis on quality of movement during awareness practice will improve patient outcomes following stroke.
Interventions
Patients following stroke will be involved in a sensory awareness program delivered by two specialised Physiotherapists. This will be provided in addition to usual care and routine therapy.
Participants will complete a movement series of ten specific lessons focusing on the quality of their movement by performing/sensing a range of small and easy movements (for example shifting weight from one side of the pelvis to the other or shifting one side of the hip forwards and backwards). Two separate c
Patients following stroke will be involved in a sensory awareness program delivered by two specialised Physiotherapists. This will be provided in addition to usual care and routine therapy. Participants will complete a movement series of ten specific lessons focusing on the quality of their movement by performing/sensing a range of small and easy movements (for example shifting weight from one side of the pelvis to the other or shifting one side of the hip forwards and backwards). Two separate classes of 45 minutes will be delivered in a group setting at a hall in a metropolitan area for 10 weeks (total of 20 sessions) on a Monday and Thursday morning. Participants will practice each of the lessons twice (the first lesson of each week will be new while the second a follow-up/repeat). An attendance roll will be used to monitor participant adherence to the program.
Sponsors
Ines Serrada
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients with a diagnosis of stroke (>3 months-6 years) and discharged from all intensive inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs. An ability to provide informed consent or a guardian/family members approval to participate in the study . Patients with physical stroke-related impairment/s (i.e. weakness, sensation) and an ability to follow two step verbal instructions. All ranges of stroke severity, ages, genders and past medical history.
Exclusion criteria
Patients <3 months or >6 years following stroke. Patients <18 years of age. Patient, guardian and/or therapist refusal/inability to provide consent. Participants with dysphasia or a language barrier.
Outcome results
None listed