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Feasibility and effectiveness of balance training using the Spacecurl in patients with postural disorders (pilotstudy)

Feasibility and effectiveness of balance training using the Spacecurl in patients with postural disorders (pilotstudy) - Spacecurl therapy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00006275
Enrollment
35
Registered
2014-11-24
Start date
2014-11-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

I69.3 R27

Interventions

Group 1: Spacecurl therapie and standard physiotherapy
Spacecurl therapie: 15 x 30 min within 21 days, standard physiotherapy 9 x 30 min within 21 days. Group 2: Spacecurl therapie and standard physiotherapy
Spacecurl therapie: 10 x 30 min within 14days, standard physiotherapy 6 x 30 min within 14 days Group 3: Conventional balance training in standing position and standard physiotherapy
Conventional balance training: 10 x 30 min within 14 days, standard physiotherapy 6 x 30 min within 14 days

Sponsors

Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: cerebral stroke (< 6 month since injury); age between 18 and 90 years; ability to stand with assistance or to walk with assistance of one person with continuous manual contact; passive standing mind. 30 min

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Known aneurism, thrombosis, severe cardiac disease, unstable fractures, unstable spinal column, psychoses, pregnancy; body heigth 195 cm, body weight >150 kg, pallhypesthesia nonparetic leg (fibration test 1 within the last 6 month), dysexecutive syndrom (Tower of London <15%), no communication code (yes/no), no verbal or situational comprehension

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postural stability is measured by posturography during bipedal stance (mean velocity, area, and path length of the centre of pressure); Measurement points: Weekly during the intervention phase and in follow-up measurements one and two weeks after the intervention period; additionally in arm 1 in multiple baseline measurements two and one week before the intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Berg Balance Scale (balance); Motricity Index (motor function of the leg), subjective postural vertical, timed up and go test (mobility); Measurement points: Weekly during the intervention phase and in follow-up measurements one and two weeks after the intervention period; additionally in arm 1 in multiple baseline measurements two and one week before the intervention.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJeannine Bergmann

Schoen Klinik Bad Aibling

jbergmann@schoen-kliniken.de+49 (0) 8061 903 1950

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026