None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
In this study, we investigate the effects of strength training of the non-affected arm on the affected arm after stroke. It has previously been shown that training of one arm can increase the strength in the trained and the untrained arm. We will test the strength in both arms before, during and after the training program. As a secondary outcome measure, we will test sensorimotor performance with the KinArm exoskeleton and test if our program has an effect on activities of daily living with the stroke-impact-scale.
Interventions
Participants will conduct eccentric weightlifting (dumbbells) with the healthy arm, which involves lowering a dumbbell.
All training will be instructed and monitored by an investigator and/or a trained exercise physiologist.
The training program runs for 8 weeks, participants come in twice a week for approximately one hour per session. Over the course of 8 weeks, the weights will increase as a percentage of the maximum weight the participants can lift at the start of the experiment (10% 1-repe
Participants will conduct eccentric weightlifting (dumbbells) with the healthy arm, which involves lowering a dumbbell. All training will be instructed and monitored by an investigator and/or a trained exercise physiologist. The training program runs for 8 weeks, participants come in twice a week for approximately one hour per session. Over the course of 8 weeks, the weights will increase as a percentage of the maximum weight the participants can lift at the start of the experiment (10% 1-repetition maximum weight at the start of the 8 weeks, increasing by 10% each training week). Before the training program, there will be 2 sessions for baseline testing. These sessions will approximately be 1.5 hours each. Four weeks after the program there will be a post-measurement which will take around 1.5 hours. All training and assessment will be done in the 'NeuroRehabilitation and Robotics lab' at the ECU in Joondalup, WA.
Sponsors
Edith Cowan University
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Other
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Patients: At least 18 years of age Ischaemic or hemorrhagic stroke more than 6 months ago Hemiparesis Able to follow simple instructions
Exclusion criteria
Patients: Not using any electronic neural stimulation devices Not have participated in an intensive arm strength training protocol in the last 6 months No fixed contraction deformities Age-matched controls: Not have had a stroke Not using any electronic neural stimulation devices Not have participated in an intensive arm strength training program in the last 6 months
Outcome results
None listed