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Differential effects of active versus passive occupational therapy on the excitability of the motor cortex in stroke patients

Differential effects of active versus passive occupational therapy on the excitability of the motor cortex in stroke patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033842
Enrollment
20
Registered
2024-03-07
Start date
2024-03-13
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

Interventions

Group 1: At one point, passive training is conducted with the patients. Group 2: At the other time, active training is carried out with the patients.

Sponsors

Lurija Institut Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Ability to give informed consent to participate in the study 2. Sufficient understanding of the task 3. No or minor pain in the affected arm, measured by visual analog scale 4. First stroke (ischemia or hemorrhage), not longer than 6 months ago 5. Rehabilitation phase C or D 6. Paresis of the upper extremity with a strength level of 3 to 4

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cognitive impairments that do not allow information about the study (e.g. Wernicke's aphasia, global aphasia, dementia) 2. Warticipants with a lack of compliance 3. Pain 4. Participants with electronic implants (e.g. pacemakers) 5. Epilepsy 6. Pregnancy 7. Intracranial metal particles (e.g. vascular clips)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Transcranial magnetic stimulation: single stimulus amplitudes, short- and longlatency intracortical inhibition, intracortical facilitation, cortical silent periode

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Box-and-block test

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJoachim Liepert

Kliniken Schmieder Allensbach

j.liepert@kliniken-schmieder.de+4975338080

Outcome results

None listed

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