The Effect of Mindfulness Movement Therapy Programme on Arm and Hand Function in Patients with Stroke: A Preliminary Study

Phase 2

• Conditions: Patients with stroke; Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment E

• Registration Number: TCTR20170715002
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-15
• Study Completion: 2017-11-15
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

- Participants have had a first unilateral stroke.
- Participants had a stroke more than 6 months before study enrollment.
- Participants’ age range is between 30 to 70 years old.
- Participants’ scores on miniâ€mental state examination: Thai version (MMSEâ€Thai 2002) should be ≥ 14 who did not study, ≥ 17 who studied primary school, and ≥ 22 who studied higher than primary school.

Exclusion Criteria

- Participants that had an intracranial metallic or magnetic pieces (such as skull plates, cochlear implants, an internal pulse generator or medication pumps)
- Participants that had an epilepsy, history or family history of seizures.
- Participants that take any drug that might lower seizure threshold.
- Participants that had a severe psychosis disease.
- Participants that had a progressive neurodegenerative illness (such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson disease).
- Participants that had alcoholism.
- Participants that had a severe heart disease or increased intracranial pressure.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Action Research Arm Test 8 weeks Performance on each item (19 items) is rated on a four-point scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
motor threshold, motor-evoked potential, and central motor conduction time measuring via TMS 8 weeks single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation