Mirror Arm Exercises for STROke
Completed
- Conditions
- Topic: Stroke Research NetworkSubtopic: RehabilitationDisease: In hospital studyCirculatory SystemStroke
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN29533052
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Salford (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 83
Inclusion Criteria
1. First time stroke at least 1 week previously and inpatient in a stroke rehabilitation unit
2. No premorbid conditions limiting upper limb function
3. Sufficient cognitive and communication skills to give consent (as judged by the clinical team)
4. Medically stable and able to participate in rehabilitation (as judged by the clinical team)
5. Upper limb weakness which limits activity (Motricity Index Upper Limb score less than 99)
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unable to consent
2. Not a first time stroke
3. Previous condition limiting upper limb function
4. Unable to participate in rehabilitation
5. No upper limb weakness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method How well the patient can move and use their weak arm and hand, measured at baseline, immediately after the trial, and one month after the trial
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measured at end of treatment:<br>1. Acceptability of therapy to patients and clinical team<br>2. How much the patients used the treatment<br>3. Side effects