Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
Hemiplegic patient have unbalanced posture because paralysis leads to muscle atrophy, which then causes an unbalanced alignment in the structure of spinal joints. Evaluation and therapy of postural alignment are important as early predictable factors in the overall daily function of stroke patients
Detailed description
To evaluate whether the application of FES of the back muscles in hemiplegic affect spinal posture and/or gait
Interventions
OTHERfunctional electrical stimulation
functional electrical stimulation on back muscles
OTHERkinesotaping
no intervention
Sponsors
Beni-Suef University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* 20 children with c.p. hemiplegia * moving and performing daily activities independently * no problems in terms of verbal communication * no physical and cognitive restrictions.
Exclusion criteria
* Having cognitive impairment as tested by the Mini-Mental State Examination (with scores \< 24) * Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure \> 160 mmHg) * Joint replacement * Incontinence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| spinal posture | up to 8 weeks | 3 D assessment of spinal posture using Microsoft kinect |
| Balance assessment | up to 8 weeks | balance assessment using Time up and go test TUG high risk (\>13.5 seconds): \_\_\_\_ None/low/moderate: (\<13.5 seconds) and Berg scale normal score for elderly (45:56) |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary Contactmohammed yo elhamrawy, phd
Backup Contactmohammed s saif, phd
Outcome results
None listed