Can targeted balance training help stroke survivors regain stability?
NCT ID NCT07754747
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether vestibular-oriented balance training or motor dual-task training, added to standard physiotherapy, better improves balance and reduces fall risk in people who had a stroke at least six months ago. About 50 participants will be randomly assigned to one of the two training programs for several weeks. Researchers will measure stability and fall risk using a special balance platform and clinical tests. The goal is to find the most effective rehabilitation strategy to help stroke survivors move more safely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Vestibular-oriented balance exercises or motor dual-task balance training, combined with conventional physiotherapy
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could identify a better rehabilitation approach to improve balance and reduce falls in stroke survivors.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, so results may not apply to all stroke patients. Individual responses to training can vary.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of ischemic stroke. * Stroke duration ≥6 months. * Rhomberg scale * MMSE ≥ 24 * Able to walk with or without assistive device. * Able to understand commands * Willing to participate and provide consent aged between 40-70 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe visual impairements which effect balance. * Participants with acute or sub acute stroke \<6 moths. * Uncontrolled hypertension * Uncontrolled diabetes * Other neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's * Participation in any other interventional trail.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Rawalpindi, Pakistan
RECRUITINGRawalpindi, 46000, Pakistan
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