Arm paresis post stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Two week course of daily four hours of impairment-oriented and technology-supported arm rehabilitation (1:1 participant-therapist setting)
Sponsors
Institut for Neurorehabilitation und Evidenzbasierung (An-Institut der Universität Greifswald), BDH-Klinik Greifswald
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: History of stroke (ischemic stroke, non-traumatic intracerebral haemorrhage, or subarachnoidal haemorrhage) with hemiparesis, time of stroke at least 6 months prior to study entry, arm paresis (Motricty Index, Arm score < 100 [range 0 – 100] (Demeurisse et al., 1980), planned course of intensive arm rehabilitation for a minimum of two weeks in one of two participating centres, participant able to and does provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Other disease causing arm paresis (e.g. inflammatory brain disease, tumour, degenerative disease of the nervous system).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Standardized pre-post differences of arm motor function of the affected arm (mild paresis: BBT, NHPT; severe paresis: Fugl-Meyer Arm Motor score) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pre-post differences measures of finger strength, spasticity, joint mobility/pain, somatosensation, emotional distress, quality of life; acceptability (drop-out rate) and adverse events | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Platz
Institut for Neurorehabilitation und Evidenzbasierung (An-Institut der Universität Greifswald), BDH-Klinik Greifswald
Outcome results
None listed