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Isolated Versus Synergetic Muscle Facilitation on Upper Limb Functional Performance in Acute Stroke
Led by Cairo University · Updated on 2025-12-09
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
39 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial that will be carried out to investigate the effect of isolated versus synergetic muscle facilitation on upper limb functional performance in patients with acute stroke. RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a difference between isolated and synergetic muscle facilitation on upper limb functional performance in patients with acute stroke? It will be hypothesized that: There will be no difference between isolated and synergetic muscle facilitation on upper limb task-oriented training in patients with acute stroke. Treatment procedures: Study group (A): patients will receive a physical therapy program in the form of a range of motion exercise, electrical muscle stimulation, stretching exercise, mental practice with motor imagery, and isolated muscle facilitation using electromyography (EMG) biofeedback for six weeks and followed by task-oriented training of the upper limb for six weeks control group (B): will receive a standard physical therapy program including range of motion exercise, electrical muscle stimulation, Mental practice with motor imagery and stretching exercise, synergetic muscle facilitation for six weeks, and followed by task-oriented training of the upper limb for six weeks.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Isolated Versus Synergetic Muscle Facilitation on Upper Limb Functional Performance in Acute Stroke
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Unilateral Middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke patients
- Brunnstrom stage of recovery 1 and 2
- Normal body mass index (18.5 - 24.99 kg/m2)
- Dominant handedness
You will not qualify if you...
- Perceptual, apraxia, major cognitive deficits
- Recurrent stroke
- Subjects with cerebellar lesions, painful or subluxated shoulder, any contracture or deformity of the upper extremity
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and El kasr El-Einy hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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Research Team
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Mohamed A Mousa, assistant lecturer
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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