The relation between the long-term benefit of constraint-induced movement therapy and integrity of association fibers in chronic stroke patients: a pilot study
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000023566
- Lead Sponsor
- Hyogo college of medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Suspended
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 13
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1) age <20 years at time of treatment, 2) bilateral or brain stem infarct or hemorrhage, 3) voluntary extension <10 degree at metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints of three or more fingers and voluntary extension <20 degree at one wrist, 4) severe balance or walking disorder, indicated by the need for assistance for standing, walking, or using the toilet, 5) substantial use of the affected upper extremity before the intervention, indicated by a score >2.5 points on the Amount of Use (AOU) scale of the Motor Activity Log (MAL), 6) clear signs of dementia or cognitive disorder, indicated by a score <24 points on the Mini-Mental State Examination), 7) severe aphasia or apraxia that inhibited performance of the intervention, 8) presence of another uncontrolled medical condition or severe end-stage disease, 9) severe contraction around the shoulder, elbow, wrist, or finger, 10) absence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data before the intervention, and 11) missing clinical assessment data at the 6-month follow-up time point.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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