Effect of Vestibular Exercises on Post-Stroke Fatigue

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Control (Standard treatment): In control group participants will take one hour conventional physiotherapy including stretching, strengthening, balance and gait exercises in each session.

Vestibular exercise: In vestibular group (study group) participant will take 40 minutes conventional physiotherapy including stretching, strengthening, balance and gait exercises, and 20 minutes vestibular exercises including head and gaze stabilization, occulomotor, head turning and balance exercises in different postures.

Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to search effects of vestibuler exercises on post-stroke fatigue. The main question it aims to answer is:

wer are:

\- Do vestibuler excercises decrease post-stroke perceived and physiologic fatigue?

Researchers will compare the effects of vestibuler exercises to conventional rehabilitation to find out the superior one.

Participants will:

* take a one-hour conventional rehabilitation or vestibuler exercise program three times in a week.
* be assessed in terms of fatigue before and after rehabilitation programs.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Fatigue Impact Scale — One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
  The Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS) will be used. The FIS, which provides information on the presence and severity of fatigue, asks patients to evaluate 10 physical, 10 cognitive, and 20 psychosocial function-related statements within the scope of their fatigue levels in the last month. Each statement can take a value between 0 and 4. 0 indicates no problem, while 4 indicates the most severe problem. The total scale score varies between 0 and 160. A higher score indicates that the effect of fatigue is greater.
• The Fatigue Assessment Scale — One week before rehabilitation program and one week after rehabilitation program.
  The Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS) consists of 10 items. Responses are given on a five-point Likert scale, with 1 for "never" and 5 for "always". The FAS asks participants to rate how they feel on a daily basis.

Trial sites (2)

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