Mental practice based rehabilitation training aimed at improving arm function and performance of daily activities in stroke: a randomised clinical trial

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke/neurorehabilitation; Circulatory System; Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction

• Registration Number: ISRCTN33487341
• Lead Sponsor: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

1. First ever stroke
2. Post-stroke time of 2 - 6 weeks
3. Clinically diagnosed central paresis of the arm/hand with strength Medical Research Council (MRC) grade 1 to 3 of the elbow flexors at entry into the study
4. Age between 18 and 85 years, male and female
5. Fair cognitive level (Mini Mental State Examination [MMSE] score above 23)
6. No severe additional neurological, orthopaedic, rheumatoid or cardiac impairments prior to stroke
7. No severely impaired communication as to comprehension

Exclusion Criteria

Does not comply with the above inclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified