stroke, physical therapy, rehabilitation and exercise.
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group square stepping exercise was performed with a frequency of three times per week and for an hour and a half each session, for a period of 4 meses.Nesta intervention was used squa
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H02.010.625
F01.145.632
Sponsors
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Unesp
Centro Universitário Hermínio Ometto - uniararas
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Unesp
Eligibility
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 50 to 80 years, unilateral cerebrovascular lesions, and only 12 months before the start of the intervention, supported by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging of the brain, ability to understand verbal instructions and ability to walk without assistance or with prosthetic or orthoses (canes, crutches)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Orthopedic and neurological disorders prior stroke and clinical instability associated with severe systemic disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| For data collection instruments were used to assess cognitive function and the dynamic equilibrium of the patients before and after the trial period. Evaluations to assess cognitive function and depressive symptoms were: Mini-Mental State Examination - MMSE to assess specific cognitive functions. Brief Cognitive Screening Battery - BBRC is the grouping of multiple tests for cognitive assessment in the following sequence: test of visual perception and naming, incidental memory, immediate memory, learning, semantic verbal fluency (animal category), the clock drawing test, memory after 5 minutes and recognition. Geriatric Depression Scale - GDS was used to assess depressive symptoms. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessments to evaluate the static and dynamic balance were: Functional Balance Scale Berg - EEFB instrument that measures the performance of the functional balance of 14 items common to everyday life. Time Up and Go Test, TUG assesses basic functional mobility by analyzing the time spent by the individual to rise from an armchair, walk a distance of 3 meters and return to the chair, and the number of steps required to implement activity. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGrazieli;Grazieli Túbero;Túbero
Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Unesp;Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho - Unesp
Outcome results
None listed