Status:
COMPLETED
Feasibility Study and Pilot RCT Into the Use of a Novel Technology to Train Sitting Balance and Trunk Control
Lead Sponsor:
Jan Kool
Collaborating Sponsors:
KU Leuven
ZHAW School of Health Professions, Institute of Physiotherapy
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Additional trunk therapy is proven to be effective for improving trunk function and sitting balance. However, conventional trunk therapy is limited by the needed supervision of a therapist and when us...
Detailed Description
In 2016, 14.608 people suffered a stroke in Switzerland alone, causing impairment in cognitive, psychological and motor functions. One of the most well-known symptoms is a hemiplegia, causing the pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of a recent stroke, a previous stroke is allowed when full recovery was reached
- Impairment of trunk function, meaning a Trunk Impairment Scale between 2 and ≤19 points
- Able to sit independently for 2 minutes
- Being admitted as an inpatient to the Rehabilitation Clinic Valens
- Older than 18 years
- Language and cognitive functions on such a level that participants are able to understand and execute instructions that are needed to complete the therapy in a satisfying manner.
Exclusion
- Not able to give informed consent
- Unable to understand and execute instructions in a satisfying manner.
- Other neurological diseases of the central nervous system, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson, etc.
- Co-Morbidities that influence trunk function and sitting balance, such as other musculoskeletal or other neurological diseases.
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 8 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 12 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04440748
Start Date
April 8 2021
End Date
September 12 2022
Last Update
October 28 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Klinik Valens
Valens, Switzerland, 7317