NCT05667025

Comparison of the Effects of Cycling FES and Conservative Rehabilitation Therapy on Stroke Patients

Comparison of the Effects of Cycling Functional Electrical Stimulation and Conservative Rehabilitation Therapy on the Functional Status and Muscle Characteristics of Stroke Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 25 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Comparison of the effects of cycling functional electrical stimulation and conservative rehabilitation therapy on the functional status and muscle characteristics of stroke patients

Detailed description

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and is a major contributor to disability. It is one of the developments related to bleeding as a result of occlusion of blood vessels in the brain with a clot or damage from the vessels.Loss of strength and motor coordination in the lower and upper extremities is the main cause of disability after stroke. Activities such as walking, standing, sitting and daily activities such as dressing, bathing and toilet are frequently affected and sensorimotor disorders are common. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is one of the methods used in treatment. FES provides muscle contraction and movement by electrical stimulation of motor neurons. It is applied by a controller through skin electrodes to induce contractions. The FES-evoked bike allows people with or without voluntary leg movement to pedal an exercise bike on a fixed system. In this study, the investigators aimed to compare the treatment efficacy and changes in muscle characteristics of conservative treatment and cycling FES in stroke patients. Demographic data of the patients and healthy volunteers will be recorded. Hemiplegic patients will be evaluated in terms of Barthel Index, Modified Ashworth Scale, Berg Balance Scale, Functional Ambulation Scale, Brunnstrom's Hemiplegia Recovery Stage, Fatigue Severity Scale, Fugl-Meyer Assessment, 6-Minute Walking Test, Muscle strength measurement, pennation angle and thickness measurement of the musculus rectus femoris muscle

Conditions

• Hemiplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Conservative rehabilitation	Joint range of motion, strengthening, balance-coordination and stretching exercises included in the conservative physiotherapy program 5 days a week for a total of 6 weeks
OTHER	Cycling Functional Electrical Stimulation in addition to Conservative Rehabilitation	In addition to conservative treatment, cycling FES to the affected lower extremity for 20 minutes, 3 days a week for 4 weeks. During the treatment, the patient will be seated on a chair and her feet will be fixed to the pedal with velcro tape, and the comfort during the treatment will be provided with calf supports.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-10-01
• Primary completion: 2023-10-01
• Completion: 2024-01-30
• First posted: 2022-12-28
• Last updated: 2024-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)