Cross sectional registry study: surveying challenges and needs in the daily lives of stroke patients with arm and hand paresis

Cross sectional registry study: surveying challenges and needs in the daily lives of stroke patients with arm and hand paresis - Stroke Registry

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031869

Enrollment

Registered

2023-05-10

Start date

2023-05-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

I60 I61 I62 I63 I64 I67 I69 G81

Interventions

Group 1: Cohort "Chronic stroke patients with upper limb paresis". Patients who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria are assessed using standardised tests for motor and cognitive functions as wel

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Person had a stroke = 6 months ago. - Person with post-stroke upper limb paresis (with little to no improvement and/or MRC strength grade =3/5). - The person cannot satisfactorily use the paralysed arm and/or hand in activities of daily living (based on the patient's subjective assessment)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Person with severe physical and/or cognitive and/or mental disorders that make participation impossible or unreasonable (i.e. MMSE score <21 (Folstein et al, 1975) and by clinical assessment). - Person unable to follow instructions adequately - Person unable to give consent in person - Person with a comorbidity that precludes participation (e.g. skin defects or disease that prevents grasping objects or similar, other severe neurological disease advanced Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc.) - Person is pregnant - Person does not wish to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Motor impairments (measured by Motricity Index (MI), Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS), Nottingham Sensory Assessment (NSA)) and residual functions (measured by Medical Research Council (MRC) scale, grip function determined with dynamometer) of the paralyzed upper extremity after a stroke in the chronic phase.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitive and psychological everyday challenges (perceptions, needs, fears), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Stroke Impact Scale version 2.0 (SIS 2.0), self-designed questionnaire) of patients after stroke; opinions, preferences, and previous experiences with splints/orthoses/technical support solutions (self-designed questionnaire) for the paretic upper extremity after a stroke and patients’ wishes or needs.	—

Measure

Time frame

Cognitive and psychological everyday challenges (perceptions, needs, fears), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Stroke Impact Scale version 2.0 (SIS 2.0), self-designed questionnaire) of patients after stroke; opinions, preferences, and previous experiences with splints/orthoses/technical support solutions (self-designed questionnaire) for the paretic upper extremity after a stroke and patients’ wishes or needs.

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Countries

Austria

Contacts

Public ContactSarah;Christina Mildner;Henneken

Reha Zentrum Münster Betriebs GmbH;Ottobock Healthcare Products GmbH

sarah.mildner@reha-muenster.at;christina.henneken@ottobock.com+43 5337 20004 6209;+43 664 81817115

Outcome results

None listed

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