I63 I61
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The following exercises were selected and used as intervention in both groups:
1) Stand with narrow base of support
2) stand and look behind (Standing and turning in narrow step widths)
3) St
Sponsors
HELIOS Rehaklinik Damp
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: We will include all patients after first stroke, aged between 45 to 80 years, who are able to walk with physical assistance or supervision of one person (Functional Ambulation Categories, FAC 2 or 3), reduced muscle strength in the affected hip flexors and abductors (defined as Medical Research Council, MRC grade three or four), without apparent limitations in proprioception of the paretic leg (defined as 3 to 6 points in the sensory subtest of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the lower limb, FMA) and good to moderate trunk control (defined as more than 48 points in the Trunk Control Test, TCT) and written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We will exclude patients with neurological diseases such as dementia or brain tumours, with orthopaedic disease causing pain in the lumbar spine and hip area, severe global aphasia and a pronounced neglect (defined as = 100 points in the Behavioural Inattention Test, BIT).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - One-leg standing time in seconds (OLST). We used the OLST on the affected leg with the patients having their eyes open as an index of postural stability, with a maximum time of 60 s allowed. - Tandem standing time in seconds (TST). We used the TST with the patients having their eyes open to measure static double stance balance. With this test we measured whether and how long the patient can maintain a tandem standing position (one foot in front of the other foot) without holding on, with a maximum time of 60 s allowed. We measured the OLST and the TST immediately after the last of their six sets of balance exercises and did a retention test of the OLST and the TST 24 hours later. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactSimon Schweder
HELIOS Rehaklinik Damp
Outcome results
None listed