Health Condition 1: I679- Cerebrovascular disease, unspecified Health Condition 2: null- Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Persons who experienced an incident stroke within 3 to 9 months prior to enrollment in the study. 2. Patients with a spasticity of Grade 2 on Modified Ashworth Scale. 3. Patients with an ability to perform minimum 20 degrees active extension at the wrist, 10 degrees of active finger extension, and 10 degrees of thumb abduction/extension. 4. Patients with minimal sensory or cognitive deficits were included for participation in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons with a history of stroke due to head injury or any traumatic condition one year prior to stroke. 2. Persons were excluded from participating in the study if they suffered from associated problems such as global aphasia, cognitive impairment, epilepsy and/or spasticity of Grade 3 and above on the Modified Ashworth Scale. 3. Patients with the presence of a cardiac pacemaker were also excluded from the study. 4. Female patients who were pregnant at the time of data collection. 5. Patients enrolled in any other experimental rehabilitation programme or drug studies.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)Timepoint: At the time of inclusion in the study and at the end of the two weeks of intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)Timepoint: At the time of inclusion in the study and at the end of the two weeks of intervention. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
SDM College of Physiotherapy