Status:
COMPLETED
A Water-based Sequential Preparatory Approach and Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Many studies hypothesize that people who have suffered stroke could benefit from water-based exercises to improve their strength and ability to perform the activities of daily living. A Cochrane Revi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Stroke with unilateral hemiplegia within the previous six months;
- Ability to walk without any device or need of continuous physical assistance to support body weight or maintain balance (Functional Ambulation Classification ≥ 3);
- Acclimatization to water.
- Exclusion criteria:
- Cognitive deficits affecting the ability to understand task instructions (Mini-Mental State Examination \> 24);
- Severe unilateral spatial neglect (diagnosed with a test battery that included the Letter Cancellation test, Barrage test, Sentence Reading test and the Wundt-Jastrow Area Illusion Test);
- Severe aphasia (diagnosed by means of neuropsychological assessment);
- Presence of other neurological diseases;
- Presence of cutaneous and mycosis infections;
- Presence of open wounds, eczema, skin ulcers, decubitus lesions, severe burns;
- Presence of PEG (Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy);
- Presence of tracheostomy;
- Urinary incontinence;
- Presence of otitis
- Presence of orthopedic or cardiac comorbidities that would limit participation in the experimental and conventional training (all of which were clinically evaluated).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04362202
Start Date
February 1 2019
End Date
November 30 2019
Last Update
April 24 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.
Roma, Rm, Italy, 00179