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Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Plus Sensory Components After Stroke
Led by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Updated on 2026-04-13
15
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
217 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy or CI Therapy is a form of treatment that systematically employs the application of selected behavioral techniques delivered in intensive treatment over consecutive day with the following strategies utilized: behavioral strategies are implemented to improve the use of the more- affected limb in life situation called a Transfer Package (TP), motor training using a technique called shaping to make progress in successive approximations, repetitive, task oriented training, and strategies to encourage or constrain participants to use the more-affected extremity including restraint of the less-affected arm in the upper extremity (UE) protocol. Numerous studies examining the application of CI therapy with UE rehabilitation after stroke have demonstrated strong evidence for improving the amount of use and the quality of the more-affected UE functional use in the participant's daily life situation. CI Therapy studies with adults, to date, have explored intensive treatment for participants with a range from mild-to-severe motor impairment following stroke with noted motor deficits and limited use of the more-affected arm and hand in everyday activities. Each CI Therapy protocol was designed for the level of impairment demonstrated by participants recruited for the study. However, often following stroke, patients not only have motor deficits but somatosensory impairments as well. The somatosensory issues have not, as yet, been systematically measured and trained in CI Therapy protocols with adults and represent an understudied area of stroke recovery. We hypothesize that participants with mild-to-severe motor impairment and UE functional use deficits can benefit from CI therapy protocols that include somatosensory measurement and training components substituted for portions of motor training without loss in outcome measure gains. Further, we hypothesize that adults can improve somatosensory outcomes as a result of a combined CI therapy plus somatosensory component protocol.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Plus Sensory Components After Stroke
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- At least 6 months post stroke
- Ability to move the affected shoulder at least 30 degrees toward flexion or abduction
- Ability to initiate movement at the elbow for flexion and extension
- Ability to initiate movement at the wrist, fingers, or thumb
- Mean score less than 2.5 on the Motor Activity Log or G4/5 Motor Activity Log indicating limited use of the more-affected arm
You will not qualify if you...
- Score less than 24 on the Mini Mental State Exam
- Inability to answer the Motor Activity Log or G4/5 Motor Activity Log questions or provide informed consent
- Inability to attend treatment sessions in the laboratory setting
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
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Research Team
M
Mary Bowman, BS OT
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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