Status:
COMPLETED
Bilateral Movement Training for People With Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
Chueh-Ho Lin
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Conditions:
Stroke
Cerebrovascular Accident
Eligibility:
All Genders
28-81 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesized that bilateral handgrip force training would result in significant improvements in paretic hand, arm movements and daily functional performances. In order to investigate...
Detailed Description
Objective: To investigate the training effects of interlimb force coupling training on paretic hand and upper extremity outcomes in patients with chronic stroke; to analyze the relationship between mo...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- at least 6 months since stroke
- three or fewer incidents of unilateral stroke confirmed by taking the participant's medical history ability to follow researcher's instructions
- ability to flex and extend the paretic arm and hand
- Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) ≦3 for wrist and finger joints
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score should 24 or higher
- no other orthopedic neurological disorders
- Brunnstrom stage 3 or 4
- no joint in other experimental rehabilitation or drug studies 21
Exclusion
- unstable cardiovascular conditions
- uncontrolled hypertension (190/110 mm Hg)
- severe orthopedic or pain conditions
- dementia (Mini-Mental State Examination score \< 22)
- aphasia with inability to follow researcher's commands
- severe joint contracture of bilateral upper extremities that would impact the movement performances of upper extremities
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02247674
Start Date
November 1 2012
End Date
October 1 2013
Last Update
September 25 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan, 112