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"Experimental Study on Stroke Rehabilitation Based on Dual-Task Exercises"
Sponsor: Matia Foundation
Summary
This study will evaluate whether adding computerized cognitive exercises to perturbation-based balance training improves balance and other recovery outcomes in adults who have experienced a stroke within the previous two months. Participants, reside in the Donostialdea catchment area, and are referred to our outpatient neurorehabilitation unit by the Basque Health Service (Servicio Vasco de Salud), will be randomly assigned to one of two groups, Both groups will receive rehabilitation including perturbation-based balance training using the BalanceTutor system. Participants in the experimental group will also complete computerized cognitive exercises using NeuronUP at the same time as balance training. The primary outcome is balance performance measured with the Berg Balance Scale. Other assessments will examine mobility, cognitive performance, functional independence, emotional symptoms, frailty, and quality of life. Assessments are planned at baseline, during treatment, at the end of treatment, and during follow-up (6 and 12 months follow ups). The study will be conducted at the Neurorehabilitation Unit of Bermingham Hospital ( Matia Fundazioa), located in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain. Expected Impact. The expected outcomes of this project aim to provide scientific evidence on the efficacy of a dual-task intervention in the evolutionary prognosis of subacute stroke.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2026-01-30
Completion Date
2029-01-30
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Dual-Task Perturbation & Computerized Cognitive Training
The motor component consists of structured treadmill- or platform-based postural perturbational challenges designed to evoke reactive balance responses. Concurrently, participants will perform computerized cognitive exercises displayed on an eye-level screen targeting four core cognitive domains: memory, attention, language, and reasoning. To ensure both standardization across subjects and individualized progression, participants will execute a fixed set of five validated NeuronUP tasks during every session: Forming Sentences. Interview. Traffic Fines. Bottle Caps. Pass the Ball
Single-Task Perturbation-Based Balance Training
To serve as an active comparator, participants in this group will undergo an identical motor perturbation protocol on the BalanceTutor system-matching the intensity, frequency, direction, and magnitude of postural perturbations received by the experimental group-but without any concurrent cognitive stimulation or tasks (i.e., without the NeuronUP platform). Training will be administered in individual sessions, 3 times per week, for a total duration of 16 to 24 weeks, under direct supervision of a physical therapist.
Locations (1)
Hospital Bermingham Matia
San Sebastián, GUIPUZCOA, Spain