Active Balance and Cardio Care Intervention on Physical and Cardiovascular Health in People With Chronic Stroke

Study Summary

Neurological impairment such as stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. Traditional rehabilitative therapies can help regain motor function and ameliorate disability. There are increasing community and other facilities offering rehabilitation in the form of conventional, recreational and alternative therapy. However, the implementation of these conventional therapy techniques in individuals with a neurological disorder like stroke is tedious, resource-intensive, and costly, often requiring transportation of patients to specialized facilities. Based on recent evidence suggesting significant benefits of repetitive, task-orientated training, investigators propose to evaluate the feasibility of an alternative therapies such as exergaming-based therapy to improve overall physical function of community-dwelling individuals with neurological impairments, compared to conventional therapeutic rehabilitation. This pilot study aims to systematically obtain data on compliance and efficacy of a randomized controlled trial. The objective of the study is to determine the safety, feasibility, compliance and efficacy of exergaming therapy to improve overall physical function of community-dwelling chronic stroke individuals.

Primary Outcome

Total time spent over the intervention duration. In virtual reality-based group a score of thirty two (number of sessions) is the maximum and a score of zero is minimum. While in the Active comparator group: control, ten is the maximum score and zero is the minimum. Higher score indicates increase compliance to therapy.

Interventions

• BEHAVIORAL Virtual reality based dance group
• BEHAVIORAL Active Comparator: Control