Τhe Effectiveness of Hydrotherapy Exercises on the Rehabilitation of Hemiplegic Patients (hydro)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01460277 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : October 26, 2011
Last Update Posted : July 15, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hemiplegics | Procedure: Hydrokinesiotherapy Intervention Procedure: Land-based exercise intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | October 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | October 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | October 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Hydrokinesiotherapy
A 6-week water-based exercise program that focused on balance and weight bearing exercises (3 days a week for 1 hour a session)
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Procedure: Hydrokinesiotherapy Intervention
The hydrotherapy exercise intervention consisted of 5 minutes of warm-up, 10 minutes of lower-extremity stretching exercises, 10 minutes of lower-extremity strengthening exercises, 20 minutes balance and gait training (water walking, running, side stepping), 5 minutes of a light cool down (marching on the spot), and 10 minutes of gentle stretching in the water. |
Active Comparator: Conventional exercise intervention
A 6-week land-based exercise program that focused on balance and weight bearing exercises (3 days a week for 1 hour a session)
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Procedure: Land-based exercise intervention
The conventional exercise intervention used no water-based exercises but land-based exercises. The exercise program consisted of 5 minutes of warm-up, 10 minutes of lower-extremity stretching exercises, 10 minutes of lower-extremity strengthening exercises, 20 minutes balance and gait training (walking, side stepping), 5 minutes of a light cool down, and 10 minutes of gentle stretching out of the water. |
- Change of postural and sitting balance at six weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]Postural balance and weight-bearing ability measured by vertical ground reaction force during standing, sitting and four standing tasks (rising from a chair and weight-shifting forward, backward and laterally)
- Change of balance at six weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]Berg Balance Score
- Change of spasticity at six weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]with ashworth test
- Change of leg's strength at 6 weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]6-stages Brunnstrom scale
- Change of trunk control at 6 weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]Trunk Control Test (TCT)
- Change of function at 6 weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]Functional Indepedence Measure (FIM)
- Change of leg's motion at 6 weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]Motricity Index
- Change of posture at 6 weeks [ Time Frame: At the time of admittance to the rehabilitation department (at baseline) and after six weeks ]Postural Assessment Scale for Stroke Patient (PASS)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 25 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- hemiplegia or hemiparesis after stroke or traumatic brain injury
- at least 6 months post-stroke from a single cerebrovascular accident
- independent in walking (with or without assistive device)
- clinical stable
Exclusion Criteria:
- unstable cardiac conditions
- epilepsy
- urinary or faecal incontinence
- open wounds
- significant musculoskeletal problems in lower extremities from conditions other than stroke
- Alzheimer
- Parkinson's disease
- polyneuropathy
- vestibular disorders
- current participation in an exercise program

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01460277
Greece | |
University Hospital of Ioannina | |
Ioannina, Greece |
Principal Investigator: | Avraam Ploumis | University Hospital, Ioannina |
Responsible Party: | Avraam Ploumis, Assistant Professor of PMR, Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, University of Ioannina |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01460277 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
275/2011 |
First Posted: | October 26, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 15, 2019 |
Last Verified: | July 2019 |
hemiplegic balance hydrotherapy |