NCT05352009

The Application of Sling Exercise Training in People With Chronic Stroke

The Application of Sling Exercise Training in People With Chronic Stroke - The Emphasis of Core Muscle Control on Gait

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 19 (actual)
• Sponsor: National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this single-blinded, randomized controlled study aims to investigate the effects of sling exercise training (SET) for core muscle on gait performance in people with chronic stroke.

Detailed description

Background and purpose: Balance and gait performance are often impaired in people post stroke. Evidence showed positive correlations between trunk control and balance and walking ability. Previous studies applying core muscle training reported positive effects on improving trunk control and sitting balance among patients with chronic stroke, but benefits on standing balance and gait performance remain undetermined. Sling exercise training (SET) has been suggested for improving core muscle stability and strength in people with stroke. However, studies about effects of SET on gait performance in stroke populations are limited. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the effects of SET for core muscle on gait performance in people with chronic stroke. Methods: Thirty-eight individuals with chronic stroke will be recruited and assigned to one of the two groups by randomization, sling exercise training group and conventional training group. The training is 30 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week for total of 4 weeks. Gait performance is the primary outcome to include gait speed, stride length, single leg support time and temporal and spatial symmetry measured by GAITRite® System. Secondary outcomes include balance, timed up-and-go (TUG) test and trunk performance. All outcomes will be assessed before, after the 4-week training program and at 4-week follow-up.

Conditions

• Chronic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sling exercise training	All participants will receive exercise training for 30 min/ session, 3 sessions/ week for 4 weeks (a total of 12 training sessions). The training includes 20 min of sling exercise training and 10 min treadmill training.
OTHER	Conventional balance training	All participants will receive exercise training for 30 min/ session, 3 sessions/ week for 4 weeks (a total of 12 training sessions). The training includes 20 min of balance exercise training and 10 min treadmill training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-09
• Primary completion: 2023-06-13
• Completion: 2023-06-13
• First posted: 2022-04-28
• Last updated: 2023-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan