NCT07244952

Effects of Vojta Therapy on Posture and Trunk Control

Effects of Vojta Therapy on Posture and Trunk Control in Patients With Sub-acute Stroke

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Lahore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 45 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Vojta therapy that is reflex locomotion therapy is a neurophysiological rehabilitation approach that stimulates specific "reflex zones" on the body to activate global, innate movement patterns. In stroke rehabilitation, it is used to improve postural control, trunk stability, and functional movement by engaging automatic motor responses. Vojta stimulation can activate motor cortical and subcortical areas as well as postural muscles. Pose estimation will be used to analyze human motion in stroke patients. The study will identify if there is significant difference in the comparative effects of Vojta therapy in addition to routine physical therapy on posture, trunk control and upper extremity motor function in sub-acute stroke patients

Detailed description

Vojta therapy can be used in the early stages of stroke patients' rehabilitation because acute stroke patients are characterized by a disruption in their capacity to react to changes in body posture, necessitating automatic postural adjustment. This study will determine the comparative effects of Vojta therapy in addition to routine physical therapy on posture, trunk control and upper extremity motor function in patients with sub-acute stroke. Body angles will be measured used Vojta therapy.

Conditions

• Stroke
• Stroke Ischemic

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Vojta therapy	Vojta therapy will be implemented for reflex rolling and reflex creeping. A small pressure with dorsal, medial and cranial directional stimuli will be provided. After stimulation the reactions are extension of spine, flexion of hip joint, then knee joint and in the end at ankle joint. 5 sessions per week with a 60-minute session are part of protocol for routine physical therapy and vojta therapy for 8 weeks.
OTHER	Routine physical therapy	The control group will receive routine physical therapy treatment which will consist of positioning, passive movements of the limbs, sensorimotor exercises for the affected limb using task-oriented training and motor relearning program consisting of repetitive motor skills consisting of functional tasks and involves task breakdown, such as transfers, upper limb function will be performed. 5 sessions per week with a 60-minute session are part of protocol for routine physical therapy and core stability for 8 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-11-15
• Primary completion: 2026-08-15
• Completion: 2026-08-30
• First posted: 2025-11-24
• Last updated: 2025-11-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan