Benefits of Arm-Hand Practice with Splinting of Wrist on Hand Function in Stroke

Recruiting

Conditions: Stroke patients with hand dysfunction

Registration Number: CTRI/2017/04/008426

Lead Sponsor: SOAHS Manipal University

Brief Summary: In daily activities, the use of hand post stroke depends on the amount of sensory exporation of hand. In patients with spastic hand, the hand functioning is limited due to difficult in opening hand and the volar spinting of wrist and hand. Dynamic dorsal splint might allow for extensive use of hand tasks. Earlier in a pilot work, we designed a dynamic dorsal splint and tested for its applicability in patients post stroke that permits the tactile exploration of hand. In the present RCT, we attempt to examine the effects of bimanual arm-hand training with the dynamic dorsal spint on hand functioning in people with stroke.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

1)First episode of unilateral stroke with hemiparesis 2)Medically stable patients 3)Patients able to follow simple verbal instruction 4)Patients scoring 0 to 2 on Modified Ashworth Scale of Spasticity 5)Brunnstrom stage of recovery 3 for hand and 3+ for arm.

Exclusion Criteria

1)Dementia 2)Perceptual dysfunction 3)Incoordination due to infratentorial lesion 4)History of upper limb fracture in the past 6 months 5)Pusherâ€™s syndrome 6)Unilateral neglect 7)Shoulder hand syndrome.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Wolf Motor Function Test	Baseline \| 6 weeks post intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Action Research Arm Test	2) Hand Held Dynamometer(Digital)

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Manipal Hospital
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Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Manipal Hospital
🇮🇳Bangalore, KARNATAKA, India
Archana Raghu
Principal investigator
9036115127
archanaraghu2009@gmail.com