A home based program for improving balance in acquired brain injury patients

A dual task home based program for improving balance in acquired brain injury patients: single blind, randomised controlled trial of efficacy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN37857836

Enrollment

Registered

2012-01-16

Start date

2011-10-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Acquired brain injury Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Intracranial injury, unspecified

Interventions

Participants were randomly assigned to one of two groups: a study group and a control group. Participants completed a battery of balance, attention and multi task assessments. They created a functio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 55 years 2. Male and female participants 3. 12 - 18 months with ABI 4. Balance deficits with the "One Leg Stance" test - patients scored less than 10 seconds on this test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases and psychiatric disorders 2. Presence of serious heart disease 3. Presence of serious cognitive-behavioral disorders 4. Changes to the treatment of muscle relaxant and antispasmodic drugs during the period of enrollment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
One Leg Stand Test - right and left in single and multi task conditions (where normal= stable for 20 seconds; unable = stable for <2 sec ) This is a simple, predictive and inexpensive marker, which is helpful in screening for low functional level in clinical practice	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BES Test) (normal=108) to identify the disordered systems undelying balance control 2. Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, to determine self-reported confidence when performing 16 different daily activities. (where 0% no confidence; 100% full confidence) 3. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), an individualized criterion referenced measure of change suitable for measuring the impact of an intervention (where -2=much worse; +2 = much better) These were measured at baseline and at the end of the seven weeks of training, precisely during the week following the conclusion of training.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BES Test) (normal=108) to identify the disordered systems undelying balance control 2. Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale, to determine self-reported confidence when performing 16 different daily activities. (where 0% no confidence; 100% full confidence) 3. Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS), an individualized criterion referenced measure of change suitable for measuring the impact of an intervention (where -2=much worse; +2 = much better) These were measured at baseline and at the end of the seven weeks of training, precisely during the week following the conclusion of training.

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Countries

Italy

Outcome results

None listed

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