Effect of plantar fascia calf stretching on chronic stroke patients

Effects of a plantar fascia calf stretch on balance, gait, and ankle stability in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009370

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-23

Start date

2024-02-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : calf stretch The patients were instructed to extend the knee backward until and shift weight forward until feel the rear leg's calf muscle was adequately stretched, avoiding any discomfo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Confirmation of hemiplegia resulting from a stroke, at least 6 months post-stroke incident 2) Capability to walk independently for a distance of 10 meters without any assistive devices 3) Attainment of a score of 24 or higher in the Korean Mini-Mental State Examination 4) Ankle joint modified Ashworth scale reading between 1 and 2 5) Stability in vital signs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Having a medical history involving botulinum injections in the lower extremities 2) Taking medications that may impact balance or gait 3) Being prone to falling, with a Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score of 20 or below.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ROM	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Static balance ability;dynamic balance ability;Timed up and go test;10m Walk Test;gait analysis;ankle instability test	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public Contactyounghwan kwag

Kyungnam University

yhkwag88@gmail.com+82-55-225-0181

Outcome results