Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training And Research Hospital

This study looks at whether adding virtual reality therapy to standard rehabilitation and action observation therapy can improve arm and hand function in people who had a stroke 6 weeks to 6 months ago. About 38 adults will be split into two groups: one gets standard care plus ac…

This study looks at whether a standard shoulder X-ray can detect bone loss in the weak arm of people who have had a stroke. Researchers will measure bone thickness on X-rays from 65 stroke survivors and compare those measurements to the gold-standard DXA bone density scan. If the…

This study looks at how low vitamin D levels affect balance and the way muscles respond to movement. Researchers will compare adults with vitamin D deficiency to healthy adults using simple standing tests and muscle sensors. No treatments or blood draws are involved—just one sess…

This study looks at how mood and sleep problems relate to the stress of caring for someone with multiple sclerosis. Researchers will survey 50 patients and their caregivers to measure depression, anxiety, insomnia, and caregiver burden. The goal is to better understand the challe…

This study aims to find out how many people with knee osteoarthritis also have nerve-related pain, and whether that type of pain makes their symptoms and daily function worse. Researchers will measure pain and physical ability in 102 participants using standard questionnaires. Th…

This study uses ultrasound to measure the thickness of abdominal breathing muscles in people with Parkinson's disease. Researchers want to see if muscle thickness is linked to disease severity and how strong a person's exhale is. The study will include 36 Parkinson's patients at …

This study looks at how mechanical loading, like standing or vibrating, affects spinal reflexes in postmenopausal women with and without osteoporosis. Researchers will measure nerve signals (H-reflex) under different loads to see if bone loss changes these responses. The goal is …

This study looks at how fear of movement (kinesiophobia) affects balance and confidence in stroke patients. Researchers will survey 138 stroke survivors using questionnaires about fear, balance, pain, and mood. No treatments are given—the goal is simply to understand the connecti…

This study reviews medical records of 34 hemiplegic patients who received botulinum toxin injections for muscle spasticity between 2017 and 2020. Researchers will analyze which muscles were injected, dosages used, and how spasticity and function changed over time. No new treatmen…