Better together? The efficacy of group therapy compared to individual therapy for hand dysfunction after stroke. A randomized controlled trial.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: I63
I64
Cerebral infarction
Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

Registration Number: DRKS00026992

Lead Sponsor: Zentrum für ambulante Rehabilitation

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

Subacute phase after stroke (= 3 months),
Presence of arm hemiparesis,
Performance of the assessments must be possible

Exclusion Criteria

Presence of other diseases that do not allow the training to be conducted, inadequate language comprehension, either due to aphasia or lack of German language skills, cognitive limitations that do not allow the assessments or training to be conducted.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of the gross motor skills of the affected hand. This is evaluated with the box-and-block test (unit: number of blocks in one minute). The measurement takes place immediately before and after the three-week training phase.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of fine motor skills of the hand using the Nine-Hole-Peg test. The test checks how much time the test person needs to insert 9 small sleeves into a pegboard and remove them again.<br><br>Grip strength is assessed by using the Jamar dynamometer (unit: kilogram).<br><br>The Quick Dash questionnaire is used to assess functional limitations of the upper extremity in the patient's daily life. It contains questions on all areas of daily life. <br><br>All assessments are collected immediately before and after the intervention period. <br><br>For the intervention group only: recording of subjective satisfaction with the group training by means of a questionnaire after the intervention period.<br>