euromuscular aging in the upper limb in chronic stroke in adults above sixty years - a motor control study

• Conditions: stroke/CVA (cerebrovascular accident); 10007963

• Registration Number: NL-OMON32017
• Lead Sponsor: eids Universitair Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 32

Inclusion Criteria

1. ischaemic stroke
2. an NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) score of 2 or 3

Exclusion Criteria

1. Cognitive disorders which may hamper instruction of the subject.
2. Other neurological, spinal or muscular disorders which can distort the results of the study.
3.Inability to activate the wrist flexors or exert a force with the wrist flexors.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>reflex time measured from force perturbation experiment<br /><br>reflex time measured from postion perturbation experiment</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>biomechanical parameters:<br /><br>1. inertia of the hand (g/m2)<br /><br>2. viscosity/damping (Nms/rad)<br /><br>3. intrinsic elasticity/stiffness (Nms/rad)<br /><br>4. velocity-dependent reflex gain (Nms/rad)</p><br>