Strategy of Turning Performance in Individuals With Stroke

Evaluation and Improving Strategy of Turning Performance in Individuals With Stroke

This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial study. Thirty individuals with chronic stroke will be recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Subjects in the experimental group will receive exergame-based balance training, while subjects in the control group will receive upper limb and trunk training. Both groups will undergo a four-week intervention consisting of three sessions per week, each lasting 60 minutes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged ≥18 years
• single incident of stroke
• stroke duration of at least 6 months
• lower limb Brunnstrom motor recovery stage between level three and five
• Functional Ambulation Categories scale ≥3

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with cognitive impairmen (the Mini-Mental State Examination with a score below 24)
• visual or auditory impairments
• communication disorders
• other neurological diseases affecting motor performance, or any orthopedic conditions that could influence walking ability
• contraindications to physical activity, such as angina or uncontrolled hypertension