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