Effectiveness of dual task training on upper extremity functions in patients with chronic stroke: a randomized controlled trial

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Patients with chronic stroke; stroke, upper extremity, dual task training

• Registration Number: TCTR20220913001
• Lead Sponsor: Khon Kean University research grant KKU Scholarship for ASEAN and GMS Countries

Brief Summary

There is a significant difference in effects of the upper extremity functions between dual task training and dose equivalent conventional physical therapy at baseline, after 2 weeks and 4 weeks of intervention in patients with chronic stroke.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-09-12
• Study Start: 2022-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

1)Both genders
2)Ages between 40 and 79 years (Ba et al., 2022)
3)Both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke survivors
4)Hemiplegia induced by a stroke which has occurred at least 6 months from the initial onset (Lee et al., 2012; Park, 2019)
5)Motor portion of FMA-UE score between 19 and 58 (Fugl-Meyer et al., 1975; Thant et al., 2019)
6)Initiation of active extension of the wrist and fingers (Winstein et al., 2003)
7)Right-handed persons assessed by Edinburgh handedness inventory test (Oldfield, 1971)
8)Able to sit independently on a Swiss ball for longer than 30 seconds (Lee et al., 2012)
9)Able to understand and follow instruction (a score of more than 24 in on the Mini-Mental State Examination) (Lee et al., 2012)
10)Willing to participate in the study
11)Stable medical condition

Exclusion Criteria

1)Other neurological diseases
2)Bilateral stroke
3)Musculoskeletal problems such as deformities, recent fracture, reflex sympathetic dystrophy on the affected UE, and history of low back pain (Renald, Regan, 2016)
4)Pain that interferes with functional use of UE as identified by pain/ROM FMA-UE pain score of 1 for at least 2 joints on the paretic arm (Tretriluxana et al., 2013)
5)All types of aphasia
6)Visual problem that cannot be corrected

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Streamlined Wolf Motor Function Test for chronic stroke At baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks functional ability scale, performance time scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Motor Function of Upper Extremity At baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks Upper Extremity, wrist, hand, coordination,Trunk Impairment Scale At baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks static sitting balance, dynamic sitting balance, coordination,Stroke Impact Scale version 3.0 At baseline, 2 weeks and 4 weeks health related Qo