Yoga Exercise for Improving Balance in Patients With Subacute &Chronic Stroke
Primary Purpose
Depression, Stroke
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Taiwan
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Yoga
Sponsored by

About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression focused on measuring Yoga, Stroke, Standing balance, Depression
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- The time of stroke onset is more than 91 days.
- Able to stand for more than 1 minutes.
- Between the ages of 30 and 80.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Now receive others palliative therapy.
- Significant psychotic disease.
- Obvious language disorder.
- Medical contraindication(clincans evaluate cannot included).
Sites / Locations
- National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Experimental
No Intervention
Arm Label
Yoga training, Tradiational physiotherapy
Tradiational physiotherapy
Arm Description
Experimental Group(20 people) receive tradiational physiotherapy(4 times in a week, every time 1 hour), and 8-weeks yoga training(2 time in a week, every time 1 hour)
Control Group(20 people)only receive tradiational rehabiliation( 4 times in a week, every time 1 hour ) for 8 weeks.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Berg Balance Scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01806922
First Posted
March 6, 2013
Last Updated
February 9, 2014
Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01806922
Brief Title
Yoga Exercise for Improving Balance in Patients With Subacute &Chronic Stroke
Official Title
Yoga Exercise for Improving Balance in Patients With Subacute &Chronic Stroke : A Pilot Study
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
February 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2013 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
February 2014 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 2014 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
National Taiwan University Hospital
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Hypothesis: This study investigated the hypothesis that subacute and chronic stroke patients who received a combination of yoga and traditional physiotherapy were getting more improvement in standing balance than traditional physiotherapy. And we also hypothesis yoga can improve post-stroke depression symtom.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Depression, Stroke
Keywords
Yoga, Stroke, Standing balance, Depression
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
40 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Yoga training, Tradiational physiotherapy
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Experimental Group(20 people) receive tradiational physiotherapy(4 times in a week, every time 1 hour), and 8-weeks yoga training(2 time in a week, every time 1 hour)
Arm Title
Tradiational physiotherapy
Arm Type
No Intervention
Arm Description
Control Group(20 people)only receive tradiational rehabiliation( 4 times in a week, every time 1 hour ) for 8 weeks.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Yoga
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Berg Balance Scale
Time Frame
within 7 days after finish yoga therapy course
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Taiwanese Depression Questionnaire
Time Frame
within 7 days after finish yoga therapy course
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
30 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
80 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
The time of stroke onset is more than 91 days.
Able to stand for more than 1 minutes.
Between the ages of 30 and 80.
Exclusion Criteria:
Now receive others palliative therapy.
Significant psychotic disease.
Obvious language disorder.
Medical contraindication(clincans evaluate cannot included).
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Yen-Ting Lai
Organizational Affiliation
National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
National Taiwan University Hospital Hsin-Chu Branch
City
Hsin-Chu
ZIP/Postal Code
30059
Country
Taiwan
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
Citation
1.Tyson SF, Hanley M, Chillala J, Selley A, Tallis RC. Balance disability after stroke. Phys Ther. 2006;86:30. 2.Jorgensen L, Engstad T, Jacobsen BK. Higher incidence of falls in long-term stroke survivors than in population controls: Depressive symptoms predict falls after stroke. Stroke. 2002;33:542-547 3.Balance retraining after stroke using force platform biofeedback. Phys Ther. 1997 ; 77;553-58. 4.A yoga-based exercise program for people with chronic poststroke hemiparesis. Bastille JV, Gill-Body KM. Phys Ther. 2004 Jan;84(1):33-48. 5.Poststroke balance improves with yoga: a pilot study.Schmid AA, Van Puymbroeck M, Altenburger PA, Schalk NL, Dierks TA, Miller KK, Damush TM, Bravata DM, Williams LS. Stroke. 2012 Sep;43(9):2402-7. Epub 2012 Jul 26. 6.Chan W, Immink MA, Hillier S. Yoga and exercise for symptoms of depression and anxiety in people with poststroke disability: a randomized, controlled pilot trial. Altern Ther Health Med. 2012 May-Jun;18(3):34-43.
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