Group therapy to stimulate forced use of post-stroke paretic limb

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stroke, paresis

• Registration Number: RBR-2q98vj
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-21
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruitment completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Selected individuals should have a clinical diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke for more than 6 months; age over 18 years; unilateral involvement; active movement of at least 45 degrees of shoulder flexion and abduction; active movement of at least 20 degrees elbow extension and 10 degrees wrist extension; active movement of at least 10 degrees of abduction and thumb extension; be at least 10 degrees long on two fingers beyond the thumb; have a higher score to the cutoff point according to education in the Mini Mental State Examination

Exclusion Criteria

Clinical diagnosis of nonischemic or hemorrhagic stroke associated with other neurological conditions for less than 6 months; age under 18 years; bilateral involvement; active movement below 45 degrees of shoulder flexion and abduction; active movement less than 20 degrees elbow extension and less than 10 degrees 12 wrist extension; active movement less than 10 degrees of abduction and extension of the thumb, and less than 10 degrees of extension in two fingers beyond the thumb; have a score lower than the cutoff point according to schooling in the Mini Mental State Examination

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate the variation of the scores on the quality and quantity scale of movement before, after and at follow-up at the four group therapy moments (1: 30h, 3h, 6h, 1: 30h of conventional occupational therapy and physical therapy exercises) through the Motor Activity Log (MAL) scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To evaluate occupational performance and functionality before, after and at follow-up at the four group therapy moments (1: 30h, 3h, 6h, 1:30 of conventional occupational therapy and physiotherapy exercises) using the Canadian Measurement Occupational performance and Wolf Motor Function Test, respectively.