A bi-modal approach to treat and prevent wrist contracture in adults with acquired brain injury: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Contracture after acquired brain injury; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12609000495224
• Lead Sponsor: ifetime Care and Support Authority of NSW

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-06-22
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

first diagnosis of stroke or traumatic brain injury
-weakness of wrist and finger extensors (inability to extend wrist fully in a gravity eliminated position)
-presence of reduced flexibility, spasticity (Tardieu scale score >1) or dystonia in the wrist and finger flexor muscles
-inpatient rehabilitation stay anticipated to be of at least 4 weeks
-ability to participate in a splinting regimen and an electrical stimulation programme
-passive wrist extension to at least neutral with fingers extended (ie. able to place the hand with wrist in neutral and fingers extended on a flat surface)
-informed consent from the participants or their person responsible

Exclusion Criteria

medical conditions that limit compliance with a hand splint or electrical stimulation;
recent wrist or finger fractures; fixed flexion deformities in the individual finger joints; previous wrist problems that limit passive wrist range of motion.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Extensibility of the extrinsic wrist and finger flexor muscles. This will be determined by measuring the passive wrist extension range at a torque of 3Nm with fingers in full extension.[At baseline, at the end of the 4-week intervention period (i.e., post-intervention) and 2 weeks later (i.e., follow-up).]