Effects Of Functional Electrical Stimulation Versus Upper Limb Loading Exercises on Grip Strength,Dexterity and Function in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Modified Action Research Arm Test
研究概览
简要总结
This study is conducted to assess the effectiveness of functional electrical stimulation Vs limb loading exercises on hand grip strength,dexterity and function in patients with subacute cervical spinal cord injury.
详细描述
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is based on the concept that rehabilitative training recruits neuronal systems spinal cord injury that remain intact after the injury to take over the impaired function.Working in the field of rehabilitation of the spinal cord injured, presents many challenges. Every patient presents a new and specific challenge. The tetraplegics more so than the paraplegics as the result of loss of active function of their upper extremities in addition to loss of function in the trunk and lower extremities. This study will be conducted to assess the effects of functional electrical stimulation versus limb loading exercises on hand grip strength,dexterity and function in patients with subacute spinal cord injury.
trength,dexterity and function in patients with subacute spinal cord injury. The study will be randomized clinical trial. Participants will be randomly allocated in to two groups each group will have ten participants.. This study will be conducted in two Hospitals in Punjab pakistan. The group A Will receive functional electrical stimulation .The group B will receive upper limb loading exercises .Both groups will be given 30-45 min session 5 days per week for 8 weeks. The outcomes will be measured before and after giving treatment by using modified Action Research Arm Test (ARAT),Hand held dynamometry , Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT). The results will be calculated by using SPSS 23 version . Statistical tests will be applied according to the normality of the data either it will be parametric or non-parametric.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 50 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with incomplete SCI at neurological level C5-T1 in subacute stage.
- •Medically stable
- •Able to tolerate the Functional Electrical stimulation without sustained autonomic dysreflexia
- •A score greater than 16 in mini-mental test
排除标准
- •Patients taking long term steroids
- •patient having pre-existing injury on upper limb or hand
- •Patients have had Previous participation in experimental trial for spinal cord injury
- •Patients using Currently cardioactive medications
- •Individuals who has had Tendon transfers, implanted devices bladder stimulation, chronic intrathecal infusions
- •Individuals with Bleeding disorders.
- •Amputation of any digit on target hand
结局指标
主要结局
Modified Action Research Arm Test
时间窗: 8th week
The ARAT has excellent reliability and low ceiling effects. It consists of 4 subtests, including grasp, grip, pinch, and gross movement. All tasks were scored on a 4-point scale from 0 to 3, where 0 reflects poor hand function and 3 reflects good hand function (maximum score, 57).
Hand Held Dynamometry
时间窗: 8th week
A small portable device is held by the examiner and placed against the patient's limb .during a maximal isometric contraction. The device can be used to test hand muscle strength efficiently
9 peg hole test
时间窗: 8th week
Nine-Hole Peg Test is administered by asking the client to take the pegs from a container, one by one, and place them into holes on the board as quickly as possible. Participants must then remove the pegs from the holes, one by one, and replace them back into the container.. The number of seconds it takes for the patient to complete the test.
次要结局
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