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

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Rehabilitation centre: Reha Rheinfelden

Rheinfelden, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, 4310