Status:
COMPLETED
Does Intensive Task Specific Training Improve Balance After Acute Stroke?
Lead Sponsor:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
St. Olavs Hospital
Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy
Conditions:
Cerebrovascular Accident
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to investigate whether additional task specific physiotherapy treatment and a self administrated home training program results in better balance compared to traditional follow...
Detailed Description
Increased risk of falling is a major problem after stroke and impaired balance is one of the main reasons for falling. Early and intensive physiotherapy seems to be beneficial for functional outcome a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted to the stroke unit with a diagnosis of stroke
- Living in the city of Trondheim
- Included 4 - 14 days after first sign of symptoms
- Modified Rankin Scale \> 3 before admission to hospital
- Scandinavian Stroke Scale (SSS) less than 58 points and more than 14 points
- SSS leg item less than 6 points or SSS movement item less than 12 points
- Discharged to home or a rehabilitation clinic
- Mini Mental State Examination Score more than 20 points
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Seriously heart- and lung-diseases
- Other diseases which makes it difficult to evaluate the function
- Already included in the trial
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00184431
Start Date
April 1 2004
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
October 18 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway, 7004