Paralysis post stroke, rehabilitation therapy by immobilizing the normal upper arm
Completed
- Conditions
- Stroke motor deficitCirculatory SystemStroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN31408782
- Lead Sponsor
- eurological Institute of Colombia (Colombia)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients of either gender without age limits
2. Presence of motor deficits due for stroke with hemiparesis or monoparesis
3. At least 3 years after the stroke
4. The affected arm should have at least traces of movement
Exclusion Criteria
1. Presence of joint contractures
2. Lower motor neuron pathology
3. Pathology that compromises the neuromuscular junction
4. Spinal cord pathology
5. Inability to understand instructions and adhere to the intervention
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Before and after constriction-induced therapy, the movement of the arm of patient are measured, taking into account the angle of movement at the level of fingers, wrist, elbow and shoulder, and also assessing the strength of these movements.<br>2. The movements of the arm and gait of the patient will be filmed before and after the therapy. Furthermore, patients will undergo a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan before and after the therapy.<br><br>The comparison of the above parameters before and after treatment will measure the effectiveness of treatment.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in motor cortex activity, assessed by fMRI, allow evaluation of the role of the cortical areas in the rehabilitation of the motor function by the therapy