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- Clinical Trial NCT04362202
A Water-based Sequential Preparatory Approach and Stroke
A Water-based Sequential Preparatory Approach Versus Conventional Aquatic Training in Stroke Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial With a One-month Follow-up
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 Review systematically synthesized and compared the effects of aquatic and land-based therapies on the activities of daily living (ADL) of patients following stroke and found that water-based exercises improved strength and ADL. A recent review indicates that RCTs comparing aquatic methods in both environments are lacking. The same movements in water and on dry land that target postural stability and gait require different competences. For example, the postural instability that occurs while squatting in water was enacted on land by sitting on a therapy ball. Furthermore, land-based conventional rehabilitation is generally task oriented, customized and challenging and follows a specific preparatory sequence of exercises according to patients' disabilities. Therefore, the investigators believe that a sequential preparatory approach (SPA), based on increasing difficulty and following a specific sequence of preparatory exercises (from the simplest to the most complex), should also be used in an aquatic environment.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Rm
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Roma, Rm, Italy, 00179
- Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
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).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: experimental
8 individual experimental rehabilitation sessions as outpatients (2 days/week, 4 weeks), in a rehabilitation pool at Fondazione Santa Lucia Neurorehabilitation hospital.
Each session lasted 45minutes.
The water temperature was between 30°C and 32°C.
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The experimental training consists of a sequential and a preparatory approach aimed at enhancing dynamic postural stability. The exercises followed a specific sequence starting from a kneeling position, proceeding to a sitting position and ending with a supine position. Step exercises preparatory for gait were performed using a step and two floating aids. Gait exercises were performed first with the upper limbs placed on two floating aids and then during a dual motor task (i.e., catching a ball thrown by the therapist). The control aquatic therapy consists of water-based exercises, in line with suggestions of the Hydrotherapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Guidance on Good Practice in Hydrotherapy. These consisted of warm-up exercises, stretching exercises for the lower limbs, recruitment exercises and walking exercises during each phase of gait (single stance, swing and double stance). |
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: control
8 individual of standard aquatic rehabilitation sessions as outpatients (2 days/week, 4 weeks), in a rehabilitation pool at Fondazione Santa Lucia Neurorehabilitation hospital.
Each session lasted 45minutes.
The water temperature was between 30°C and 32°C.
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The experimental training consists of a sequential and a preparatory approach aimed at enhancing dynamic postural stability. The exercises followed a specific sequence starting from a kneeling position, proceeding to a sitting position and ending with a supine position. Step exercises preparatory for gait were performed using a step and two floating aids. Gait exercises were performed first with the upper limbs placed on two floating aids and then during a dual motor task (i.e., catching a ball thrown by the therapist). The control aquatic therapy consists of water-based exercises, in line with suggestions of the Hydrotherapy Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Guidance on Good Practice in Hydrotherapy. These consisted of warm-up exercises, stretching exercises for the lower limbs, recruitment exercises and walking exercises during each phase of gait (single stance, swing and double stance). |
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Berg Balance Scale at 2 months
Time Frame: at 2 months
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Change of Berg Balance Scale (BBS) from baseline at 2 months.
BBS values ranging from 0 to 56, where 0 means the lowest level of function and 56 the highest
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at 2 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Stroke Specific Quality Of Life Scale (SS-QOL)
Time Frame: baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Change of Stroke Specific Quality Of Life Scale (SS-QOL) from baseline at 4 weeks of training and at 4 weeks after the end of the training.
SS-QOL values ranging from 0 to 245, where 0 means the worse outcome and 245 the best one.
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baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Modified Barthel Index (MBI)
Time Frame: baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Change of Modified Barthel Index (MBI) from baseline at 4 weeks of training and at 4 weeks after the end of the training.
MBI values ranging from 0 to 105, where 0 means the worse outcome and 105 the best one.
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baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Tinetti Balance and Gait Scale (TBG)
Time Frame: baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Change of Tinetti Balance and Gait Scale (TBG) from baseline at 4 weeks of training and at 4 weeks after the end of the training.
TBG values ranging from 0 to 28, where 0 means the worse outcome and 28 the best one.
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baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
Time Frame: baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Change of Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) from baseline at 4 weeks of the training and at 4 weeks after the end of the training.
MAS values ranging from 0 to 5, where 0 means the best outcome and 5 the worse one.
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baseline, after 4 weeks of training, and 4 weeks after the end of training
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Marco Tramontano, Santa Lucia Foundation I.R.C.C.S.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- FSLCE/PROG.728
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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