Benefits of hand activity training to improve arm use in stroke patients.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Other specified disorders of central nervous system,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/08/027021
- Lead Sponsor
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education
- Brief Summary
The study objective is to compare the effect of Enhanced Bilateral Hand Activity Training and standard physiotherapy training on upper limb functional recovery in people with stroke.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 86
Inclusion Criteria
- First episode of unilateral supratentorial stroke.
- Subacute and chronic (>1 m).
- Montreal Cognitive Assessment >26/30.
- Low to moderate stroke (NIHSS <15).
- Active range of movement at least in degrees and preferred to repeat 3 times in 1 minute.
- Shoulder Flexion/Abduction (45), Elbow Extension (20), Wrist Extension (10), Thumb Extension/Abduction (10) and any two fingers Extension (10).
Exclusion Criteria
- Currently participation in other pharmacologic or physical therapy intervention studies.
- Modified Ashworth scale (> 2) of upper limb musculature.
- Administered of BOTOX within 3 months.
- Unstable medical condition 5.
- Cardio-respiratory complications that limits exercises and hand activity.
- Shoulder subluxation of grade 2 and above.
- Severe shoulder and hand pain >7/10 on numerical pain rating scale.
- Musculoskeletal complications in past 3 months that limits the hand activity.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ABILHAND 3 time points | Baseline, 8 weeks post treatment and 12 weeks follow up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wolf Motor Function Test, Motor Activity Log,
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Manipal Hospital
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Manipal Hospital🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, IndiaAlexanderPrincipal investigator7039745648alexdavid306@gmail.com