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(Effect of supported balance training on balance and activities of daily living in convalescent stroke patients) [Chinese - simplified characters]
Li K, Dou Z-L, Zhu H-X, Zheng J-L, Lan Y
Zhongguo Linchuang Kangfu [Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation] 2004 Dec 5;8(34):7620-7621
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

AIM: To study the difference between supported balance training and neurodevelopmental technique (NDT) balance training in improving the balance and activities of daily living(ADL) in convalescent stroke patients. METHODS: Eighty five convalescent stroke patients (course of disease 1 to 6 months) were randomly divided into intervention group (supported balance training group, 42 patients) and control group (NDT balance training group, 43 patients). Pnew-weight PWSS made in America was used in the intervention group to train sitting or standing balance. But NDT balance training was used in the control group to train the third degree sitting and standing balance. Patients in the two groups practiced balance for one month, 30 minutes per day, 6 days per week. The balance abilities of 85 patients were evaluated by Berg Balance Scale (BBS), and their ADL was evaluated by ADL activities analytic scale. Pre treatment and post treatment intra group comparison,and post treatment inter group comparison were analyzed statistically. RESULTS: In the intervention group,the pre treatment and post treatment BBS were 27.10 +/- 15.52 and 43.56 +/- 16.24 respectively, with significant difference (t = 4.80, p < 0.01), and the pre treatment and post treatment ADL activities analytic scales were 34.69 +/- 16.51 and 51.26 +/- 15.12 respectively, also with significant difference (t = 4.86, p < 0.01). In the control group, BBS were 29.61 +/- 14.33 and 36.53 +/- 15.58 respectively (t = 2.21, p < 0.05), and ADL activities analytic scales were 31.24 +/- 15.62 and 43.36 +/- 17.21 respectively (t = 3.37, p < 0.01). For the inter group comparison, there were significant differences in BBS (t = 2.04, p < 0.05) and ADL activities analytic scale (t = 2.25, p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Supported balance training was superiorly efficient to NDT balance training in improving balance and ADL in convalescent stroke patients.

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