Short range stiffness in stroke patients

Completed

• Conditions: cerebrovascular accident; stroke; 10007963

• Registration Number: NL-OMON38175
• Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 22 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

General:
· ability to sit on a chair for 60 minutes
· the ability to follow verbal instructions;additional for Stroke group
· first stroke
· 6 months post stroke
· the ability to generate a 1Nm flexion torque of the wrist
· modified asworth score > 1

Exclusion Criteria

General:
· complaints or pain or surgery at the wrist
· musculoskeletal disorders that could interfere with experimental tests;additional for Stroke group
· the ability to understand and perform the task

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Primairy outcome is the Short Range Stiffness, which is compared between the<br /><br>patient group and the control group. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The secundaire outcome within the patient group is the clinical defined wrist<br /><br>stiffnes, instrumented by the modified Ashworth Scale (mAS) and the Tardieu<br /><br>Scale (TS). The clinical outcome will be related to the Short Range Stiffness</p><br>