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NCT Number: NCT05449275

Effects Of Faradic Current Versus Ankle-Foot Orthosis In Patients With Foot Drop

This research aims to compare changes in gait quality and function between faradic current & Ankle foot orthosis with stroke related foot drop

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Key information

Conditions

Foot Drop Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Mononeuropathies Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Peroneal Neuropathies Stroke Vascular Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ripah International University

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

About this study

Randomized control trial study will be carried out at different health care units when synopsis will be approved. Enrollment of patients will be done by using purposive sampling technique. The selection of the patients will be done on the basis of exclusion criteria and inclusion criteria. The patients enrolled will be divided into 2 groups. Group A patients will be given faradic current on the other hand group B patients will be provided with ankle foot orthosis. The assessment of the patient will be done after 6 months and the outcome tools used will be 10-meter walk test, stroke impact scale, 6-meter walk test, Berg balance scale, Time up and go test. The data of the patient will be noted before giving treatment and after treatment and will be compared after 6 months. Consent will be taken from each patient. Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 20 will be used for the entry and analysis of data

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who had been affected by stroke
  • Good communication skills so the patient can follow the instructions
  • Patients of both genders with any age group

Exclusion criteria

  • Impairment in lower limb other that foot drop
  • Patient suffering with any cardiovascular disease

Treatment and study plan

Faradic current

Other

The most common Electrical stimulation applied for foot drop is faradic current. Faradic current provides the strength and improvement to volitational muscles and increase the coordination and reduce spasticity.

Ankle foot orthosis

Other

AFO is most commonly used technique but it also has some disadvantage mainly is the movement in limited direction and also in development of contractures and may have the problem in standing from chair

Primary outcomes

  1. Berg Balance Scale

    Time frame: 12th Week

    The Berg Balance Scale is used to objectively determine a patient's ability or inability to safely balance during a series of predetermined tasks.

  2. Stroke impact scale

    Time frame: 12th Week

    The Stroke Impact Scale assesses other dimensions of health related quality of life: emotion, communication, memory and thinking, and social role function. *The first four of these domains may be combined into one physical domain, but the others must be scored separately.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects Of Faradic Current Versus Ankle-Foot Orthosis In Patients With Foot Drop Due To Stroke

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 8, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 12, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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