Stroke. Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Participants in mobilizing splint group wore a mobilizing splint for eight weeks, five days per week and on average six hours per day. Mobilizing splint placed on the forearm and hand
Rehabilitation
Participants in control group only received traditional rehabilitation including Bobath exercises.
Participants in mobilizing splint group wore a mobilizing splint for eight weeks, five days per week and on average six hours per day. Mobilizing splint placed on the forearm and hand and allowed pati
Participants in immobilizing splint group wore an immobilizing splint for eight weeks, five days per week and on average six hours per day. Immobilizing splint placed on the forearm and hand and did n
Sponsors
Army University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Hemiplegia in post-stroke patients have occurred more than 12 months before the beginning of the study, having no Botax injection, spasticity score based on modified Ashworth scale>1, no functional movement in involved hand, age between 45 to 75. Exclusion criteria: Presence of non-stroke related problems in involved upper limb, presence of severe cognitive problems.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Motor function. Timepoint: Before the beginning of the study and 8 week after that. Method of measurement: Fugl-Meyer scale, quantitative. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spasticity. Timepoint: onset of study, 8th week. Method of measurement: modified Ashworth scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohammad Heidari
Army University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed