The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features affecting bone mineral density in plegic and non-plegic extremities in hemiplegic patients with stroke in the subacute and chronic phases.
Who can participate
Age range40 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 40-65 years with a unilateral stroke confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT)
* Patients with a cognitive status sufficient to understand the study instructions (Mini-Mental State Assessment score ≥ 23)
* Patients with stable medical and psychological status
* Patients willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of hip pathologies that may lead to incorrect measurements in bone mineral density (advanced osteophytic coxarthrosis, heterotrophic ossification, internal fixator, etc.)
* Previous hip, lumbar vertebra fractures (osteoporotic compression fractures)
* History of multiple strokes
* History of concomitant neurological diseases other than stroke (Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, myopathy, etc.)
* History of diseases that may cause secondary osteoporosis (hypogonadism, primary hyperparathyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, malabsorption, etc.)
What they're measuring
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Dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
Timeframe: baseline
Trial details
NCT IDNCT07059468
SponsorGaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital