Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
to investigate The Efficacy of Time Pressure motor rehabilitation with step square exercise (SEE) on decision making ability & quality of life in stroke Patients
Detailed description
PURPOSE: to investigate The Efficacy of Time Pressure motor rehabilitation with step square exercise (SEE) on decision making ability & quality of life in stroke Patients BACKGROUND: stroke patients demonstrate impairments in decision making ability leads to deficits in patient's quality of life.
Interventions
OTHERtime pressure
a set of alternative cognitive strategies that allow patients in real-life tasks to compensate for their mental slowness
OTHERstep square exercise
is a form of highly specific balance training for falls prevention which directly addresses stepping capacity-a commonly executed protective strategy for maintaining balance in the everyday environment
OTHERfunctional care training
Intensive functional endurance, strength, and balance exercises, and selected physical therapy interventions for balance
Sponsors
October 6 University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* age from 50 to 65 years old * both Sex * the duration of illness more than three months * post stroke hemiplegia * mild spasticity ranged from (1:1+) according to Modified Ashworth Scale
Exclusion criteria
* stroke occurred less than 3 months ago * Patients with severe cognitive or psychiatric impairment aphasia who could not understand the instructions given to him by physical therapist or unable to perform the task * any other orthopedic disorders or neurologic diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Trail Making Test | four weeks | he Trail Making Test for assessing decision making ability |
| Stroke Specific Quality of Life | four weeks | The Stroke Specific Quality Of Life scale (SS-QOL) is a patient-centered outcome measure intended to provide an assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) specific to patients with stroke. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mini-Mental State Exam | four weeks | Mini-Mental State Exam: that tests five areas of cognitive function: orientation, registration, attention and calculation, recall, and language. |
| The Functional Independence Measure | four weeks | The Functional Independence Measure (FIM) is an instrument that was developed as a measure of disability for a variety of populations and is not specific to any diagnosis. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed