Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group:Electromyography Bridge treatment
control group:neuromuscular electrical stimulation treatment
Sponsors
Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
25 Years to 73 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Stroke diagnosis that was confirmed by evidence on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans 3 days to 12 months prior to the study; 2. Patient aged between 18 and 75 years; 3. Poor upper limb function11, though the contralateral upper limb functioned well; 4. No progressive stroke and vital signs were stable; 5. AROM of carpal extension was 0 degree; 6. The ability to understand and agree to the trial procedures and to sign an informed consent form in accordance with national legislation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Severe cognitive disorders12 (Mini-Mental State Examination score = 24); 3. A modified Ashworth scale (MAS) score of two or more points for spasticity in extension carpal; 4. Carpal contracture; 5. New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function was classified as Level 4; 6. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were twice higher than the upper limit of normal; 7. Severe heart, liver, kidney or lung diseases, or cancer; 8. Cardiac pacemakers and various implantable electronic devices; 9. Pregnant or lactating women; 10. Muscles do not respond to functional electrical stimulation (FES); 11. Concurrent participation in another similar clinical study during the 3 months before enrollment; 12. Other reasons deemed by the investigators to render the subject unsuitable for this trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| active range of motion of wrist dorsal extension; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| extensor carpi radialis muscle strength;extensor carpi ulnaris muscle strength;extensor digitorum communis muscle strength;Barthel index;Fugl-Meyer assessment for upper extremity; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactTan Botao
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Outcome results
None listed