Foot Drop
Conditions
Keywords
Stroke, Faradic Current, Ankle-Foot Orthosis, Foot Drop, Randomized Control Trial
Brief summary
This research aims to compare changes in gait quality and function between faradic current & Ankle foot orthosis with stroke related foot drop
Detailed description
Randomized control trial study will be carried out at different health care units when synopsis will be approved. Enrollment of patients will be done by using purposive sampling technique. The selection of the patients will be done on the basis of exclusion criteria and inclusion criteria. The patients enrolled will be divided into 2 groups. Group A patients will be given faradic current on the other hand group B patients will be provided with ankle foot orthosis. The assessment of the patient will be done after 6 months and the outcome tools used will be 10-meter walk test, stroke impact scale, 6-meter walk test, Berg balance scale, Time up and go test. The data of the patient will be noted before giving treatment and after treatment and will be compared after 6 months. Consent will be taken from each patient. Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 20 will be used for the entry and analysis of data
Interventions
OTHERFaradic current
The most common Electrical stimulation applied for foot drop is faradic current. Faradic current provides the strength and improvement to volitational muscles and increase the coordination and reduce spasticity.
OTHERAnkle foot orthosis
AFO is most commonly used technique but it also has some disadvantage mainly is the movement in limited direction and also in development of contractures and may have the problem in standing from chair
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients who had been affected by stroke * Good communication skills so the patient can follow the instructions * Patients of both genders with any age group
Exclusion criteria
* Impairment in lower limb other that foot drop * Patient suffering with any cardiovascular disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Berg Balance Scale | 12th Week | The Berg Balance Scale is used to objectively determine a patient's ability or inability to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks. |
| Stroke impact scale | 12th Week | The Stroke Impact Scale assesses other dimensions of health related quality of life: emotion, communication, memory and thinking, and social role function. \*The first four of these domains may be combined into one physical domain, but the others must be scored separately. |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed