NCT05449275

Effects Of Faradic Current Versus Ankle-Foot Orthosis In Patients With Foot Drop

The Effects Of Faradic Current Versus Ankle-Foot Orthosis In Patients With Foot Drop Due To Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This research aims to compare changes in gait quality and function between faradic current \& Ankle foot orthosis with stroke related foot drop

Detailed description

Randomized control trial study will be carried out at different health care units when synopsis will be approved. Enrollment of patients will be done by using purposive sampling technique. The selection of the patients will be done on the basis of exclusion criteria and inclusion criteria. The patients enrolled will be divided into 2 groups. Group A patients will be given faradic current on the other hand group B patients will be provided with ankle foot orthosis. The assessment of the patient will be done after 6 months and the outcome tools used will be 10-meter walk test, stroke impact scale, 6-meter walk test, Berg balance scale, Time up and go test. The data of the patient will be noted before giving treatment and after treatment and will be compared after 6 months. Consent will be taken from each patient. Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 20 will be used for the entry and analysis of data

Conditions

• Foot Drop

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Faradic current	The most common Electrical stimulation applied for foot drop is faradic current. Faradic current provides the strength and improvement to volitational muscles and increase the coordination and reduce spasticity.
OTHER	Ankle foot orthosis	AFO is most commonly used technique but it also has some disadvantage mainly is the movement in limited direction and also in development of contractures and may have the problem in standing from chair

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-03-01
• Primary completion: 2022-07-20
• Completion: 2022-08-31
• First posted: 2022-07-08
• Last updated: 2022-12-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan