Mirrortherapy for improving handfunction in chronic stage after stroke: a study on its effectiveness and an fMRI evaluation of underlying cortical mechanisms.
Phase 2
Recruiting
- Conditions
- armfunction after strokehemiplegic upper extremity function10007963
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Main research:
Minimal age 18.
First ever and only stroke of superior branch of MCA > 1 year ago
Non-dominant hand is affected
Ability to walk indoors and/or community ambulator
Mastery of Dutch language
BFM score of 3 or more (voluntary muscle control without domination of pathological synergies);Addendum:
Minimal age 18
Mastery of Dutch language
Exclusion Criteria
Main research:
Other neurological disorders
Rheumamatic or orthopaedic disorders to both arms, including shoulder girdle and spinal cord
Lacunar stroke syndrome or subarachnoidal haemorrhage
prsence of a a functional inconvenient hemiinattention for the affected body side or space of reach
hemianopsia
Absence of vital or gnostic sensibility;Addendum:
Diseases affecting upper-extremity function
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method