Status:

COMPLETED

Postural Control and Fine Motor Skills in People With Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of South Carolina

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the relationship between seated posture and fine motor performance in a drawing task in people with stroke and in healthy control subjects.

Detailed Description

Current stroke rehabilitation practice guidelines support an interprofessional approach which integrates discipline-specific goals into a comprehensive plan of care. However, there has been a failure ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Stroke survivors:
  • experienced uni-hemispheric ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke 3 mo - 7 yrs prior
  • ability to grasp and hold a stylus for the duration of the experiments
  • passive motion throughout the paretic UE within 20° of normal
  • dominant side affected

Exclusion

  • lesion in brainstem or cerebellum
  • presence of other neuro-disease impairing motor skills
  • unable to understand 3-step directions
  • pain, orthopedic condition or impaired corrected vision that would alter reaching
  • Healthy Controls:
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • no history of stroke or incomplete spinal cord injury
  • no medical, orthopedic, neurological, or uncorrected visual condition that would limit the ability to participate in upper extremity testing

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 4 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 5 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

38 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03364374

Start Date

February 4 2015

End Date

July 5 2016

Last Update

December 6 2017

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Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425