NCT06346652

Effects of Core Strengthening and PNF Pattern on Static Balance and Plantar Pressure in Chronic Stroke Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 73 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Lahore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Stroke is a neurological disease characterized by neurological deficits caused by insufficiency of blood supply to brain. Disruption of blood supply to brain can be due to blockage of blood supply (ischemic) or leakage of blood in brain due to rupture of blood vessel (hemorrhagic). 90.5% of global occurrence of stroke was subjected to modifiable risk factors according to Global Burden of Disease study. This study aims to compare the effects of core strengthening and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on static standing balance and plantar pressure in chronic stroke patients.

Detailed description

Background: Stroke is a neurological disease characterized by neurological deficits caused by insufficiency of blood supply to brain. Disruption of blood supply to brain can be due to blockage of blood supply (ischemic) or leakage of blood in brain due to rupture of blood vessel (hemorrhagic). 90.5% of global occurrence of stroke was subjected to modifiable risk factors according to Global Burden of Disease study. Objective: To compare the effects of core strengthening and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation on static standing balance and plantar pressure in chronic stroke patients. Methodology: 73 patients were enrolled in this study, 37 patients were assigned into control group while 36 participants were assigned into experimental group. Control group received routine physical therapy while experimental group received core strengthening and proprioceptive neuromuscular technique. Static component of berg balance scale and PoData Stabiliometeric plate was used for plantar pressure and measurement of balance respectively.

Conditions

• Chronic Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Routine Physical Therapy	Routine physical therapy involving muscle strengthening exercises, range of motion exercises and stretching exercises up to patient's tolerance. Other exercises were pelvic bridging, rolling, sitting and standing exercises, walking practice and balancing in parallel bars, wobble board exercises. Each session was of 60 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks.
OTHER	Routine Physical Therapy+ PNF and Core Stregthening	Routine physical therapy for 20 minutes and additionally PNF technique (rhythmic initiation, and then agonistic reversals were performed in lower extremity in D1 flexion pattern and D1 extension pattern up to patient's tolerance and core strengthening for 20 minutes 5 times weekly for 6 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-10
• Primary completion: 2024-04-22
• Completion: 2024-04-30
• First posted: 2024-04-04
• Last updated: 2024-07-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan