Mechanism and Efficacy of Rehabilitation Approaches
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Accidents
- Registration Number
- NCT00564005
- Lead Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Brief Summary
Identify the possible mechanisms and the relative effectiveness of existing rehabilitation approaches that target upper extremity deficits of stroke patients on the ground that these approaches are based on neuroplasticity principles and sound motor control theories.
- Detailed Description
Comparisons of constraint-induced therapy (CIT) vs. bilateral arm training (BIT)vs. combined therapy were made. Stroke patients will receive one of these three approaches and be evaluated pre- and post-treatment. the treatment will last 3 weeks and 5 days per week. The evaluation will include clinical measures of motor function, ADL, and quality of life, kinematic performance, and activation patterns of cortex.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
- a first-ever clinical cerebrovascular accident patients
- at least 6 months post-stroke onset
- premorbid right-hand dominance
- demonstration of Brunnstrom stage III of the affected upper extremity
- no excessive spasticity in the joints of the affected upper extremity
Exclusion Criteria
- a score of less than 24 on the Mini Mental State Exam
- poor physical conditions that would interfere with participation
- excessive pain in any joint that might limit participation
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cortical reorganization and kinematic analysis 2008-2010
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method clinical measures at the impairment, activity, participation levels 2008-2010
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
🇨🇳Kwei-shan, Toayuan county, Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital🇨🇳Kwei-shan, Toayuan county, Taiwan