The Effects of Suboccipital Muscles Relaxation and Vestibular Physical Therapy on Balance, Gait, and Fall Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0010939

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-26

Start date

2025-09-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-05

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : Group 1 : Suboccipital muscles relaxation 10 minutes + vestibular physical therapy 20 minutes + general physical therapy 30 minutes Group 2 : Vestibular physical therapy 30 minutes + general

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Person who has been diagnosed with a stroke for at least 6 months and less than 24 months 2. Those with a score of 24 or higher for the Korean mini mental state examination 3. Person who can walk 14 meters using assistive devices or without assistive devices 4. Person who has listened to the research description and signed the research agreement directly

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Person who has other neurological conditions except for stroke

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Balance (static balance : weight distribution, center of pressure movement distance, center of pressure movement area, average movement speed, dynamic balance : timed up and go test, berg balance scale)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Gait (gait speed, step length of the affected side, step length of the non-affected side, stride length, cadence, 10 meter walking test);Fall efficacy (modified falls efficacy scale, MFES)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactChung-Hyun Son

Daegu University

pok0055@naver.com+82-53-850-4351

Outcome results