An interventional study of aquatic therapy and Dry land therapy in Acquired Brain Injury, sponsored by Universidad de Almeria. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-11-19.
Sponsored by Universidad de Almeria · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
The aim of this study is to compare the relative effectiveness of three different treatment groups for improvements of postural control and for improvements of balance in these patients using aquatic therapy.
Forty-five patients diagnosed with acquired brain injury, with over one year's evolution and independent gait over a distance of 10 meters, with our without the use of an orthopedic aid, were selected and randomized in 3 groups. Dry land therapy group (DT group), which received sessions including exercises for gait, trunk mobility and exercises involving the upper and lower limbs; Experimental group (EG group) , which received Ai Chi aquatic therapy; Combined group (DT+EG group), which received alternate sessions of therapy on dry land and aquatic therapy with Ai Chi.
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Ai Chi aquatic therapy Dry land therapy
Other: aquatic therapy · Other: Dry land therapy · Other: Combined therapy
The exercises of Ai Chi were performed in a specific order, until completion of the total possible movements.
sessions including exercises for gait, trunk mobility and exercises involving the upper and lower limbs
alternate sessions of therapy on dry land and aquatic therapy with Ai Chi
Berg Balance Scale
The test consists of sitting, getting up, maintaining the standing position and changing positions, with a total of 14 items. The total possible score is 56 points, The scores on the Berg balance scale were classified as follows: high risk of falls (0-20), moderate risk (21-40) and low risk (\> 41) with higher scores indicating that the person has better balance.
Time frame: 6 months
Five Times Sit-to-Stand test
The participants were seated with their arms crossed and they were asked to stand up and sit down five times as fast as possible
Time frame: 6 months
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