Effects of Capital Flexion Exercise on Craniovertebral Angle, Trunk Control, Balance and Gait in Stroke Patients with Forward Head Posture

Effects of capital flexion on trunk control, balance and walking in stroke patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0008152

Enrollment

Registered

2023-02-02

Start date

2021-05-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-08

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : This study enrolled 26 chronic stroke patients, and 13 patients each were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group performed Capital F

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Forward head posture (CVA <48°). 2) A stroke diagnosis from a doctor. 3) An interval of 6 months to 2 years after stroke onset. 4) The ability to communicate with a score of 24 or higher on the Mini-Mental State Examination-Korean version. 5) The ability to walk 10 m independently without assistive devices.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) No orthopedic disease in the pelvis and both lower extremities. 2) No neglect. 3) No vestibular sensory problems. 4) No neck pain due to trauma, auditory and visual impairment, or other diseases that could affect the experiment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
CranioVertebral Angle	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Korean version of the Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke;Berg Balance Scale;Timed Up and Go test	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyoungwon Lim

Dankook University

movt12@hanmail.net+82-41-550-1461

Outcome results