NCT04460794

A Novel Ballet-inspired Low-impact At-home Workout Programme for Adults with Stroke

Feasibility of a Novel Ballet-inspired Low-impact At-home Workout Programme to Improve Balance, Gait and Memory in Adults with Stroke: a Mixed Methods Exploratory Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To explore the feasibility of a novel ballet-inspired low-impact at-home workout programme for community-dwelling stroke survivors in Hong Kong.

Detailed description

A mixed methods exploratory study incorporating a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and qualitative evaluation will be conducted. A total of 40 stroke participants will be recruited from two acute public hospitals. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive the interention and usual care, or usual care only. Data will be collected in multiple forms: recruitment/retention rates, adherence to the intervention, journals, field notes, verbal feedback, audio records, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires on outcomes (balance, confidence in balance, gait, walking endurance). This study is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. Findings will address the cross-cultural applicability of dance interventions and lay the groundwork for examination in a larger-RCT about its effects on survivors' balance, gait and memory.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Gait, Unsteady
• Balance; Distorted
• Memory Impairment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Ballet-inspired workouts	8 weeks, delivered by volunteers with a self-directed resource package
OTHER	Usual care	Usual care and general recommendations on basic stretching and leg exercises for stroke survivors

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-08-03
• Primary completion: 2023-10-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2020-07-08
• Last updated: 2024-11-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong