Foot-Brain training cuts fall risk in stroke patients
NCT ID NCT07077837
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding a perceptual learning exercise—training patients to feel differences in floor hardness with their feet—could improve balance and reduce fall risk in people with hemiplegia (paralysis on one side) after a stroke. 34 adults aged 45-65 who had a stroke more than six months ago took part. The goal was to see if this simple foot-training technique could make standard balance therapy more effective.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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45 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * • age from 45 to 65 years old * both Sex * the duration of illness more than six months * post stroke hemiplegia * spasticity ranged from (1:1+) according to Modified Ashworth Scale * Body mass index (BMI) ranged from 18.5 to 29.9 Kg/m2. Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) stroke occurred less than 3 months ago (2) Patients with severe cognitive or psychiatric impairment aphasia who could not understand the instructions given to him by physical therapist or unable to perform the task (3) any other orthopedic disorders or neurologic diseases.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
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