Status:
COMPLETED
Functional Rehabilitation of Upper Limb Apraxia in Patients Poststroke
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad de Granada
Collaborating Sponsors:
Hospital Clinico Universitario San Cecilio
Conditions:
Stroke
Apraxias
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-95 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of a mixed intervention of occupational therapy (rehabilitative and compensatory approach) at home to upper limb apraxia in mild and moderate patien...
Detailed Description
Apraxia is a neurological disorder characterized by a loss of ability to execute and carry out skilled movements and gestures despite intact motor and sensory systems, coordination and comprehension. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mild-moderate stroke after two month of the cerebrovascular attack.
- Upper limb apraxia lasting at least 2 months.
- Less than 9 points in validated Apraxia Screen of TULIA (AST) following Vanbellingen et al., 2010.
- Voluntary participation.
- The neurologist, the occupational therapist and the patient judge the intervention to be necessary.
Exclusion
- History of apraxia before current stroke.
- Stroke had occurred less than two months or more than twenty four month ago.
- Cognitive impairment (\< 23 in normal school population and \< 20 points with a low education or illiteracy, in Spanish validation of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)).
- Severe aphasia.
- Previous brain tumour.
- History of other previous neurologic disorders.
- Mother tongue different to Spanish.
- Drugs addiction.
- Intellectual or learning disorders.
- Brain damage for traumatism or neurodegenerative process.
- A history of serious consciousness impairments
- Uncooperativeness, presence of orthopedic or other disabling disorders.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02199093
Start Date
May 1 2014
End Date
September 1 2018
Last Update
October 5 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of Granada and University hospital "San Cecilio"
Granada, Spain, 18012