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Improving Upper limb functional Abilities and brain activity After Stroke: Nerve Mobilization Effects

Effect of Upper limb Peripheral Nerve Mobilization on Motor Abilities, Nerve conduction, and Cortical activity in subjects with middle cerebral artery (MCA) Stroke - NIL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/06/068657
Enrollment
66
Registered
2024-06-11
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: I633- Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of cerebral arteries

Interventions

Intervention1: Peripheral Nerve Mobilization: Experimental group will be receiving upper limb Peripheral Neural Mobilization (PNM) techniques along with standard stroke rehabilitation protocol. Upper

Sponsors

Surya Vishnuram
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Middle cerebral artery (MCA) Stroke subjects aged 40-75 years, 2) Less than 6 months of stroke onset (acute and sub-acute), 3) Subjects with mild to moderate functional impairments assessed using national institute of health stroke scale (NIHSS) scale, 4) Voluntary motor control (VMC) grading more than 3, 5) Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) less than 1+, 6) Both male and female will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe muscle stiffness with Voluntary motor control (VMC) less than 3 2. Stroke subjects with other artery involvement (Anterior Cerebral Artery, Posterior Cerebral Artery or other) 3. Participants with recurrent stroke and other neurological disorders. 4. Participants with other musculoskeletal disorders. 5. Participants with radiculopathy. 6. Red flag signs as tumour, cancer, severe osteoporosis. 7. Participation in other trials

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI)Timepoint: 8 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
, Nerve Conduction study, Wolf Motor Function TestTimepoint: 8 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSurya Vishnuram

Saveetha College of Physiotherapy

kresh49@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026