NCT07484581Not yet recruiting
Effect of Wobble Board Exercises Versus Swiss Ball Exercises on Balance and Functional Stability of Stroke Patients
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
A stroke is characterized as a condition in which the brain's main arteries get clogged, reducing oxygen flow and potentially leading to death or severe disability. There are various types of strokes, such as transient ischemic attack (TIA), hemorrhagic stroke, and ischemic stroke. Hemorrhagic stroke is the most prevalent kind among them Strokes frequently alter postural balance. Balance is a complicated process that involves both static and dynamic elements. It significantly influences gait performance and community ambulation after strokes. Balance impairment is a common cause of falls in stroke survivors. Post-stroke recovery is related to loss of control of one's body posture, uneven weight distribution, and lack of anticipatory and reactive balance, which hinder movement in the community and severely affect one's quality of life. The loss of balance is one of the major problems that stroke patients have to deal with and is considered the most serious part of the illness. Medically, it is characterized as the result of multiple factors such as: i) damage to brain areas responsible for processing vestibular input, ii) blockage for proprioceptive feedback, iii) poor coordination among the different brain regions involved in motor planning and execution and visual feedback. These factors, in turn, and together, block the person's body from moving stably during static and dynamic activities. More than 70% of stroke patients develop significant balance problems within the first year of the stroke and such problems, besides other factors, are the reason for the high occurrence of falls among them. Reports indicate that the fall rate in the stroke population is more than double that in the non-disabled elderly.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 38 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 28 Feb 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Diseases
- Stroke
- NCT number
- NCT07484581
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 38
- From 28 Feb 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2026
- No sites listed in no country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Subjects with impaired visual or vestibular impairment and systemic illness
- Subjects with any other neurological condition that can impair balance
- Subjects with any other musculoskeletal conditions that cause pain and instability
- Subjects with severe diabetes with foot ulcers or foot deformities
Other
- Subjects unable to provide a proper medical history
- Subjects with neuropathies due to non-diabetic cause
- Subjects with any kind of lower limb amputation.
Who the study is looking for
- Participants were required to have a history of stroke (\>6-months)
- Age; 40-60 years old both male and female.
- Patients who have Ischemic or Hemorrhagic stroke
- Participants must tolerate at least 30 minutes of seated or standing activity to participate in the program progressively.
- Participants must have intact or corrected eyesight in order to use the equipment and visual balancing cues properly.
- The participant should be able to stand with little assistance and sit on their own.
Age in the registry: 40 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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