Status:
UNKNOWN
Mirror Therapy in Older Adults Post-stroke
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Collaborating Sponsors:
Complejo Asistencial Hermanas Hospitalarias del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús
Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
Conditions:
Hemiplegia, Post-Ictal
Eligibility:
All Genders
70-100 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: The present work was carried out to determine the effectiveness of neuromuscular stimulation triggered by mirror therapy in older patients with post-stroke hemiplegia by two different inter...
Detailed Description
INTRODUCTION: Cerebral ischemia or intracranial haemorrhage are the main characteristics of cerebrovascular diseases like the stroke. The disruption of the functional neuronal integrity after a strok...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- Voluntary aging patients (70-85 years-old) with ischaemic stroke diagnosed by imaging (CT or MR)
- To be included into physiotherapy therapy between two and six weeks after the stroke (mean of 20 ± 2 days)
- Brain damage and a significant limitation of hand extension and foot dorsiflexion stroke-derived without spasticity (Ashworth scale 1 or 1+).
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with haemorrhagic stroke
- With a surface EMG signal \<0.5 μV
- With previous neurologic comorbidity which comprise muscle strength
- Patients with medical treatment which may affect muscle strength
- Patients with pacemaker
- Those with severe psychiatric conditions like cognitive decline or dementia (beyond the aging-related degenerative progression).
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 21 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04668963
Start Date
September 1 2020
End Date
December 21 2021
Last Update
October 7 2021
Active Locations (2)
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1
Hospital Sagrado Corazon Malaga
Málaga, Spain, 29014
2
Catholic University of Murcia
Murcia, Spain, 30107