Status:
UNKNOWN
Changes in and Determinants of Movement Performance, Functional Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke Rehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Conditions:
Stroke
Rehabilitation
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-71 years
Brief Summary
A total of 144 stroke patients 6 -24 months post onset who are between 45 and 75 years old will be recruited. A randomized-blocks pretest and posttest control group design will be applied. Four groups...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- able to reach Brunnstrom stage III or above for the proximal part of the affected upper limb(Brunnstrom, 1970);
- considerable nonuse of the affected upper limb (amount-of-use \[AOU\] score \< 2.5 on the MAL) (Taub, Miller, Novack, et al. ,1993);
- no serious cognitive deficits (score \> 24 on the Mini Mental-State Exam) (Folstein, Folstein, \& McHugh, 1975);
- no balance problems compromising safety when wearing the constraint device; and,
- no excessive spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale ≤ 2 at any joint of the upper limb) (Bohannon, \& Smith, 1987).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00780533
Start Date
August 1 2008
End Date
July 1 2011
Last Update
October 27 2008
Active Locations (1)
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National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan