Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Embedded and Added Motor Imagery Training in Patients After Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
Reha Rheinfelden
Collaborating Sponsors:
Oxford Brookes University
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to examine if patients in the embedded motor imagery (MI) training group (EG1) need less time to perform the motor task than patients in the added MI training group (EG2).
Detailed Description
The purpose of the study is to examine if patients in the embedded MI training into physiotherapy (EG1) need less time to perform the motor task than patients in the added MI training to physiotherapy...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients after a first-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
- Outpatients or leaving inpatients 3 months after stroke
- Ability to stand with or without a cane for at least 30 sec on a normal hard floor
- Ability to walk for 20 metres with or without a cane or an orthosis
- MMSE with at least 20 points
- Age older than 18 years
- Signed written informed consent
Exclusion
- Joint replacements (knee, hip, shoulder)
- Limiting pain in the upper or lower body
- Limiting range of motion (ROM) in the hip, knee, ankle joint or toes
- Body weight more than 90 kilograms
- Compromised mental capacity to give written informed consent
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00858910
Start Date
March 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2010
Last Update
October 25 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Rehabilitation centre: Reha Rheinfelden
Rheinfelden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, 4310