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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN34651260
ISRCTN34651260
Completed
Not Applicable

Can surface neuromuscular electrical stimulation (sNMES) of the wrist and hand, in conjunction with routine therapy, facilitate recovery of arm function in people with poor prognostic indicators of functional recovery?

niversity Hospital Of North Staffordshire NHS Trust (UK)0 sites90 target enrollmentFebruary 24, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Stroke with no measurable arm function
Sponsor
niversity Hospital Of North Staffordshire NHS Trust (UK)
Enrollment
90
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 24, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital Of North Staffordshire NHS Trust (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All adult patients (over the age of 18 years, either sex) with a first stroke who have no recovery of arm function (defined as a score of 0 in the Grasp sub\-section of the Action Research Arm Test \[ARAT]) at 4 weeks and no contraindication to sNMES.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Added 09/01/2009:
  • 1\. Medically unstable
  • 2\. A previous medical history of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or soft tissue injuries that have resulted in contractures or reduced range of movement in the wrist and fingers
  • 3\. Informed consent or relatives' assent cannot be obtained or is refused

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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