Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Imaginary Resisted Exercise Versus Physical Resisted Exercise on Hand Grip Strength in Stroke Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Riphah International University
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-74 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of our study is to make a comparison between the effectiveness of physical resistance exercise and imaginary resistance exercise in improving handgrip strength, dexterity, and eye-hand coordi...
Detailed Description
A Randomized Control Trial study will be conducted in which patients with stroke will be allocated to Group A that will receive imaginary resistance exercises and patients in group B will receive phys...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age should be in the range from 50 years to 75 years
- Time passed since stroke attack should be more than one year.
- Grade of Manual Muscles Testing for Elbow and Wrist, Flexion / Extension should be more than 2 out of 5.
- Scoring of Modified Ashworth Scale should be more than 3 out of 5 for the same muscle groups of previously mentioned movements.
Exclusion
- Any significant pain present in the affected upper limb.
- Increased muscle tone that interferes with movements of the affected upper limb.
- Serious sensory loss in the affected upper limb.
- Severe medical issues currently.
- Cognitive impairment to a level that interferes with sessions of intervention.
- Impairments of vision that disables patient to perform interventional exercises.
- Serious presence of apraxia / neglect.
- If enrolled for any related or alike other upper limb therapy sessions / interventional studies.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04894773
Start Date
March 1 2021
End Date
September 1 2021
Last Update
September 5 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Ripah International University
Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 38000