Watching Actions With Rhythmic Sound Cues to Improve Balance and Walking After Stroke
Tests action-watching therapy, with and without rhythmic sound cues, in people after stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effects Of Functional Action Observation With Auditory Cueing In Stroke Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Lahore, PakistanSee the 2 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 60 years old?
Source: NCT07428824, who can take part
Where in Pakistan
- Alara Healthcare ClinicLahore, PakistanTaking people
- Ittefaq Hospital (Trust), LahoreLahore, PakistanTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Riphah International University
- Trial code
- NCT07428824
- Record updated
- 24 February 2026
- Original description
This study aims to determine the effects of functional action observation therapy with and without rhythmic auditory cueing on balance and gait in patients with stroke.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Functional Action Observation Therapy With Rhythmic Auditory Cueing on Balance and Gait in Patients With Stroke
This study aims to determine the effects of functional action observation therapy with and without rhythmic auditory cueing on balance and gait in patients with stroke.
A randomized clinical trial will be conducted at Ittefaq Hospital Trust, Lahore and Alara Healthcare Clinic. The sample size will be 40. The non-probability convenience sampling methodology will be used to select participants who match the inclusion criteria and the online randomization will be used to further randomize them.Participants will be divided into 2 groups, 20 patients in clinical group and 20 patients in experimental group. While the clinical group will receive traditional therapy, the experimental group will receive Funtional Action Observation Therapy with auditory cueing. For four weeks, the subjects underwent 30 minutes of FAO or general action observation (GAO) instruction five times a week. The outcome measures will include assessments of balance and gait using Berg Balance Scale and Functional Gait Assessment. Assessments will be conducted on patients both before and after the intervention to identify any notable variations in their gait and balance
Inclusion: Age 40 to 60 years; Both male and female patients are included in the study; 6 months to 2 years since the onset of stroke; Ability to sit and stand up independently; Ability to walk more than 10 m, with or without an assistant device; No orthopedic impairments on both lower.
Exclusion: hospitalization in the previous three months; a positive history of neoplasms, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease clinically significant muscular-skeletal disease; Subjects with MMSE score less than 25; uncorrected visual or auditory disturbances; Patients with aggressive behavioral alterations or emotional lability.