Motor Evoked Potential in the Affected Upper Limb Predicts the Potential of Motor Recovery in Subacute Stroke Patients
Completed
- Conditions
- Stroke, Subacute
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: MEPs induced by TMS
- Registration Number
- NCT03243318
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
- Brief Summary
Stroke is the third common cause of adult disability in dveloped countries. Early identification of the potential for motor recovery is important to avoid 'learned disuse' and to initiate appropriate therapy with achievable goals. The current cohort study focuses on those patients with SAFE \<8 and using motor evoked potentials (MEPs) to improve on prognostication of upper limb motor recovery among subacute stroke patients in a local stroke population.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
- First stroke with hemiparesis or hemiplegia with SAFE <8
Exclusion Criteria
- contra-indication to TMS or MRI, history of seizure, pregnancy and mentally unfit to understand the consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Presence of motor evoked potentials MEPs induced by TMS Those patients with Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) score \<8/10 with the presence of motor evoked potentials elicited by TMS over the ipsilesional motor cortex absence of motor evoked potentials MEPs induced by TMS Those patients with Shoulder Abduction and Finger Extension (SAFE) score \<8/10 with the absence of motor evoked potentials elicited by TMS over the ipsilesional motor cortex
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Action Research Arm Test Change of Baseline Action Research Arm Test at 12 weeks post-stroke Upper limb functional test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Rehabilitation, Kowloon Hospital
🇭🇰Hong Kong, Hong Kong