Muscle activation of abnormal coupling of shoulder and elbow torques during reaching after stroke

Recruiting

• Conditions: cerebrovascular accident; stroke; 10007963

• Registration Number: NL-OMON30163
• Lead Sponsor: Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

For both stoke patients and healthy subjects:
-Aged between 25 and 75 years
For stroke patients only:
-Stroke at least 6 months prior to admittance to experiment
-Right upper extremity affected (due to experimental set-up only for right arm)
-Score of 0 or 1 on item AIII-2 of Fugl-Meyer assessment:
= anteflexion of the arm from 0° to 90° with full extension of the elbow and the lower arm midway between pro-/supination; performance must be without elbow flexion immediately at the start of movement
-Having (received) treatment at the Roessingh Centre of Rehabilitation

Exclusion Criteria

For both patients and healthy volunteers:
-Shoulder pain, either in rest or in movement
-Additional neurologic, orthopaedic or rheumatologic disease of right upper extremity, likely to interfere with mobility and/or strength of the arm
-Inability to understand and follow instructions

Study & Design

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