Status:
COMPLETED
Shoulder, or Elbow, or Wrist: What Should we Train First After a Stroke?
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Burke Medical Research Institute
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
We will test on persons with chronic impairment due to stroke: 1. whether the order in which robot therapy is delivered influences outcomes (shoulder-and-elbow before wrist vs. wrist before shoulder-...
Detailed Description
The Effect of Proximal and Distal Training on Stroke Recovery: Specific Aim 1. Test whether task specific wrist robotic training improves motor performance among persons with chronic impairment after...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be included in the study if they meet the following criteria:
- naïve subjects who have never experienced robot-assisted therapy as inpatients or outpatients;
- first single focal unilateral lesion with diagnosis verified by brain imaging (MRI or CT scans) that has occurred at least 6 months prior;
- cognitive function sufficient to understand the experiments and follow instructions (Mini-Mental Status Score of 22 and higher or interview for aphasic subjects);
- average Motor Power score \>= 1/5 or \<= 3/5 (neither hemiplegic nor fully recovered motor function in 6 muscles of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist);
- informed written consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded from the study if they have a fixed contraction deformity in the affected limb.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
190 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00453843
Start Date
June 1 2004
End Date
December 1 2010
Last Update
October 30 2012
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Burke Medical Research Institute
White Plains, New York, United States, 10605