ISRCTN05542931CompletedNot Applicable
Effect of combined somatosensory stimulation and task specific training on upper limb function in chronic stroke patients: a double blind randomised controlled trial
Kings College London (UK)0 sites52 target enrollmentStarted: May 12, 2010Last updated:
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 52
Study Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1. At least 65 years of age, either sex
- •2. History of a single ischaemic stroke at least 3 months duration
- •3. Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMT) greater than 7
- •4. Ambulant and able to attend the laboratory
- •5. Active range of shoulder elevation at least 60 degrees and 10 degrees of wrist extension
- •6. Passive pain free range of movement (ROM) of at least 75 % of normal in shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand
- •7.Presence of motor evoked potential (MEPs) in the hand muscles in response to TMS
Exclusion Criteria
- •1. Currently undergoing a stroke rehabilitation programme
- •2. Neurologic disorders or infarcts in the vertebrobasilar territory
- •3. Severe heart or lung disease
- •4. Severe aphasia (normal score on the Frenchay Aphasia Screening Test)
- •5. Visuospatial disorders (as screened by the Star cancellation test)
- •6. Metal in the head, seizures, auditory or cardiac implants, severe spasticity (defined as a score of greater than 3 on the Modified Ashworth Scale [MAS])
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