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A clinical trial to identify effect of arm exercises along with behavioural support to increase arm use after stroke.

Effect of Multifactorial Context Enhancing Functional Therapy [MCEFT] on amount of arm use and recovery in stroke survivors - MCEFT

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/10/010108
Enrollment
63
Registered
2017-10-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- Stroke

Interventions

Intervention1: Multifactorial context enhancing functional therapy: Functional arm exercises, Behaviour change technique, Education, Environment modification. Mode: face to face Duration: 2 months Dos
2-3 days/week. Control Intervention1: Functional therapy: Functional arm exercise Mode: face to face Duration: 2 months Dose: 1hr/day
2-3 days/week.

Sponsors

Mr R Vasanthan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with first ever Stroke 2. Sub acute 1-6m and chronic Stages greater than 6m 3. Haemmorhagic or Thrombolic stroke of ACA and MCA territories 4. Motor Activity Log Score lesser or equal to 3/5 5. Presence of movement in thumb and any one finger. 6. Mini Mental State Examination Score greater or equal to 24/30

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Contracture at wrist or Elbow greater than 50 percent of the range of movement 2. Shoulder Pain greater than 7 out of 10 on numerical VAS Scale 3. Grade III Inferior Shoulder subluxation or Dislocation of the affected side shoulder 4. Stage I and II Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 5. Unilateral neglect 6. Patients unwilling to participate in the study 7. Any other recent neurological deficit that affects arm function 8. Any severe cardiovascular disease that can preclude intervention 9. Major Depression as identified by Major Depression Inventory 10. Inability to use unaffected upper limb for functional activities

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Motor activity log score Rating of Everyday Arm use in Community and Home scale score Goal attainment scale scoreTimepoint: 0 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Action Research arm test, Fugl Meyer Upper extremity scale ABILHAND SSQOL Timepoint: 0 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Senthilkumaran D

Manipal University

john.solomon@manipal.edu9945670671

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026