NCT04797598

Effects of Virtual Reality and Cyclic Training on Balance

Effects of Virtual Reality and Cyclic Training on Balance in Sub-acute Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Stroke is the third leading cause of functional disability and death in the world. It leads to many problems that affect gait, upper extremity function and balance. In stroke patients balance dysfunction leads to impaired postural control and walking. Because of poor balance fall rate increases in stroke patients. Balance is an important predictor of outcome in stroke rehabilitation. After stroke difficulties in balance control may be caused by multiple factors such as muscle weakness, impaired proprioception, and asymmetry in weight wearing, spasticity and impaired motor control. Different means are used to treat stroke, some conventional treatments along with new adjunct therapies are usual practice for the rehabilitation of the stroke. Virtual Reality is choice of adjunct therapy now a days and can be used in different ways for the rehabilitation. Virtual Reality or active video gaming proved their role as vital part of the treatment program in pediatric rehabilitation as well as adult rehabilitation program. These programs help the patient to achieve goals for functional and activities of daily living skills.

Detailed description

This study will be a randomized control trial, used to compare the effectiveness of virtual reality and cyclic training on balance in sub-acute stroke patients. Subjects with sub-acute stroke meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will be divided into two groups using simple random sampling technique. Assessment will be done by using berg balance scale (BBS) and time up and go test. Subjects in one group will be treated with Virtual reality and Conventional therapy and in other group Cyclic training and Conventional therapy.

Conditions

• Stroke, Acute

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual reality group	This will receive Virtual reality sessions and both group will receive conventional physical therapy as base line treatment
OTHER	Cyclic training group	This will receive cyclic training session. both group will receive conventional physical therapy as base line treatment

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-21
• Primary completion: 2021-03-15
• Completion: 2021-04-01
• First posted: 2021-03-15
• Last updated: 2021-05-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan