Cardiovascular: Stroke Circulatory System Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Randomised controlled trial to evaluate NMES. Patients hospitalised due to acute stroke randomised within 10 days to receive NMES or placebo for 4 weeks.
Sponsors
Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Between 1st January 2002 and 29th February 2004, subjects admitted with acute stroke to two stroke units were assessed against eligibility criteria: residence within 15 miles of participating hospitals; within 10 days of stroke onset; new upper limb impairment; medically stable; no cognitive/language impairments or previous upper limb problem likely to influence assessments; no other diagnosis likely to interfere with rehabilitation or significant previous co-morbidity; no contraindication to sNMES. Recruitment to begin at North Tyneside Hospital, funding applied for to extend recruitment to Wansbeck. Randomisation by a central independent telephone computerised service based at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Not provided at time of registration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Outcomes compared at end of treatment period and at 3 months. The primary outcome measure was the Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) 3 months after stroke. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Upper limb pain, disability and health status. | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed