The effect of rehabilitation exercises on balance in patients with chronic stroke

A randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of sensory reweighting as a method of balance exercises on postural control, functional balance and mobility, activities of daily living, anxiety and stress suffering from chronic stroke

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017071916830N7

Enrollment

Registered

2017-11-09

Start date

2017-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Stroke. Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: receives conventional rehabilitation. Intervention 2: Intervention group: In addition to conventional rehabilitation, receives 24 sessions of sensory reweighting as a me

Rehabilitation

Control group: receives conventional rehabilitation.

Intervention group: In addition to conventional rehabilitation, receives 24 sessions of sensory reweighting as a method of balance exercises (8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, 45-60 minutes per session).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

25 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having the first experience of stroke; Ability to walk 10 meters without assistive devices; Having an acceptable level of cognitive function, i.e. score equal to or greater than 23 on the Mini Mental State Examination; Having at least fifth grade education; Having the ability to perform the most difficult condition of laboratory test (quiet standing for 180 seconds while vibration is applied on the Achilles tendons of both sides and attention to visual stimulus); Ability to read a sentence from the screen at a distance of 2 meters. Exclusion criteria: Co-morbid other neurological diseases, orthopedic disorders (such as low back pain, arthritis, hallux valgus, flat foot), diabetes or addiction according to the report of patient, or the patient's family or physician; History of falling during the past month according to the report of patient, or the patient's family.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postural control. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate (postural sway parameters).;Functional balance and mobility. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Fuctional reach test, Berg Balance Scale Questionnaire, Timed Up & Go Test, Tinetti Balance test, Six Minute Walk Test, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale Questionnaire, Dynamic gait index Questionnaire, gait speed.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire, Hamilton Anxiety Scale Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) Questionnaire.;Activities of daily living. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Barthel Index Questionnaire.;Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Postural control. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Force plate (postural sway parameters).;Functional balance and mobility. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Fuctional reach test, Berg Balance Scale Questionnaire, Timed Up & Go Test, Tinetti Balance test, Six Minute Walk Test, Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale Questionnaire, Dynamic gait index Questionnaire, gait speed.;Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety Questionnaire, Hamilton Anxiety Scale Questionnaire, Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) Questionnaire.;Activities of daily living. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Barthel Index Questionnaire.;Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales (DASS) Questionnaire.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Participation. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Canadian occupational performance measure Questionnaire.;Instrumental activities of daily living. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Lawton Instrumental activities of daily living Scale Questionnaire.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue severity scale Questionnaire, Visual analog scale of fatigue.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: World health organization quality of life assessment Questionnaire.;Fear of fall. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Fall efficacy scale Questionnaire.;Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Brief pain inventory Questionnaire, Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual analog scale of pain.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) Questionnaire, Visual analog scale of depression.;Functional balance. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Duration of standing on each leg with open and closed eyes, Duration of tandem standing with open and closed eyes.	—

Measure

Time frame

Participation. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Canadian occupational performance measure Questionnaire.;Instrumental activities of daily living. Timepoint: Before and after intervention and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Lawton Instrumental activities of daily living Scale Questionnaire.;Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Questionnaire.;Fatigue. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Fatigue severity scale Questionnaire, Visual analog scale of fatigue.;Quality of life. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: World health organization quality of life assessment Questionnaire.;Fear of fall. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Fall efficacy scale Questionnaire.;Pain. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Brief pain inventory Questionnaire, Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire, Visual analog scale of pain.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) Questionnaire, Visual analog scale of depression.;Functional balance. Timepoint: Before and after intervantion and 8 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Duration of standing on each leg with open and closed eyes, Duration of tandem standing with open and closed eyes.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactGhorban Taghizadeh

Iran University of Medical Sciences

gh_taghizade@yahoo.com; taghizadeh.gh@iums.ac.ir+98 21 2222 7124

Outcome results

None listed

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