Recovery of the arm after stroke

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stroke; Stroke - Ischaemic; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000309987
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2010-11-19
• Study Start: 2011-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 31 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Stopped early
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of stroke less than 4 weeks before, medically stable, no previous stroke with residual deficits, previously able to manipulate objects independently, less than grade 3 muscle strength in 3 out of 4 of the following muscle groups of the affected UL , shoulder flexors, elbow extensors, wrist extensors, thumb abductors, have sufficient cognition and communication to understand the purpose of the study and give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

Demand style cardiac pacemaker, severe receptive aphasia, previous stroke resulting in hemiplegia/ hemiparesis or any barriers to taking part in a physical rehabilitation programme.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle strength of the affected arm using hand-held dynamometry and manual muscle testing.[Primary outcome measured at baseline (pre-randomisation), and at 4 weeks and 20 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity using the Motor Assessment Scale and Nine Hole Peg test[Measured at baseline (pre-randomisation), and at 4 weeks and 20 weeks]