Impairment-Specific and Augmented Intervention on Turning

Effects of Impairment-Specific and Augmented Intervention on Turning Performance in Individuals With Chronic Stroke

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04438343

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-18

Start date

2020-09-11

Completion date

2021-12-31

Last updated

2021-06-22

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Conditions

Stroke

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of the impairment-specific and augmented intervention based balance and strength training on turning performance in individuals with chronic stroke.

Interventions

OTHERImpairment-specific and augmented intervention

Balance and lower extremities strength training

OTHERConventional physical therapy

Trunk and upper extremity training

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* ≧ 6 months post first-ever stroke with unilateral motor deficits * ≧20 years of age * The ability to walk independently for at least 7 m with or without using walking aids * Score ≧ 24 of 30 on the Mini-Mental State Examination

Exclusion criteria

* Unstable medical conditions (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, aspiration pneumonia, or superimposed sepsis) * History of other diseases known to interfere with participation in the study (e.g., heart failure, hemineglect, or diabetic neuropathy)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Turning performance	Change from baseline at 4 week	Using a turning characteristic evaluation system to evaluate the swing time, stance time, turning speed, and stride length of the participants during turning

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Strength	Change from baseline at 4 week	Using handheld dynamometer
Straight walking performance	Change from baseline at 4 week	Using GAITRite system (CIR system, Inc, Havertown, PS) calculate walking speed, cadence, swing time, stance time, and step length
Balance	Change from baseline at 4 week	Berg Balance Scale Limits of stability (LOS) using NeuroCom Smart Balance Master (NeuroCom International, Clackamas, OR)
Falls Efficacy Scale International (Chinese)	Change from baseline at 4 week	—
Stroke Impact Scale (SIS) Taiwan version	Change from baseline at 4 week	—
Timed up and go test	Change from baseline at 4 week	—

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactYea-Ru Yang

yryang@nycu.edu.tw+886228267279

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026