Mental practice based rehabilitation training aimed at improving arm function and performance of daily activities in stroke: a randomised clinical trial
- Conditions
- stroke10007963
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32124
- Lead Sponsor
- Hoensbroek Revalidatiecentrum (HRC)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
1. first ever stroke
2. post-stroke time of 2 - 6 weeks
3. clinically diagnosed central paresis of the arm/hand with strength MRC grade 1 to
3 of the elbow flexors at entry into the study
4. age between 18 and 85
Exclusion Criteria
1. severely impaired cognition
2. severe additional neurological, orthopaedic, rheumatoid impairments prior to
stroke
3. severely impaired communication as to comprehension
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary outcome measures for the effect evaluation are upper extremity<br /><br>functioning on the activity level scored based on:<br /><br>the Wolf motor Function test (WMFT); Frenchay Arm test (FAT) and based on<br /><br>accelerometry(ACC).</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary outcome measures are focussed on both the impairment:<br /><br>arm section of the Fugl Mayer test (FM)<br /><br>and the particpation level of the ICF:<br /><br>Impact on participation and Autonomy questionnaire (IPA), the stroke specific<br /><br>quality of life (SS-Qol) and the EuroQol 6D (EQ-6D). </p><br>