NCT07241429

Kinesiophobia and Balance in Stroke Patients

Kinesiophobia, Balance Performance, Fear of Falling, and Related Factors in Stroke Patients

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 138 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a cross-sectional clinical study planned to include 138 stroke patients receiving inpatient treatment at the Istanbul Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital.Data on kinesiophobia (Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale-17) , balance performance (Berg Balance Scale) , balance confidence (Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale-6) , fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale) , pain (VAS) , and mood (HADS) will be collected. Clinical and demographic data, including Brunnstrom stages and Barthel Index, will also be recorded. The relationships between these variables will be analyzed statistically.

Detailed description

This is a cross-sectional clinical study planned to include 138 stroke patients receiving inpatient treatment at the Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital. Data on kinesiophobia (Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale-17) , balance performance (Berg Balance Scale) , balance confidence (Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale-6) , fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale) , pain (VAS) , and mood (HADS) will be collected. Clinical and demographic data, including Brunnstrom stages and Barthel Index, will also be recorded. The relationships between these variables will be analyzed statistically

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Survey using a questionnaire.	All participants in this single cohort will undergo a one-time, cross-sectional assessment. This assessment includes the collection of clinical and demographic data and the administration of scales for kinesiophobia (Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale-17), balance performance (Berg Balance Scale), balance confidence (ABC-6), fear of falling (Falls Efficacy Scale), pain (VAS), and mood (HADS). No intervention is administered.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-15
• Primary completion: 2025-12-15
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2025-11-21
• Last updated: 2025-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)