Does Intensive Task Specific Training Improve Balance After Acute Stroke?

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

62

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2004

Primary Completion Date

April 30, 2008

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2008

Conditions
Cerebrovascular Accident
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Physical therapy technique and exercises

The experimental group receives task specific physical therapy three times a week for the first four weeks after discharge from hospital and one session pr week for the next eight weeks in addition to ordinary physical therapy The active comparator group receives only ordinary physical therapy during this period.

Trial Locations (1)

7004

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

St. Olavs Hospital

OTHER

collaborator

Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy

OTHER

lead

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

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