Anti-spastic effect of wrist extension orthosis in post-stroke patients: A pilot study

Anti-spastic effect of wrist extension orthosis in post-stroke patients: A pilot study - Anti-spastic effect of wrist extension orthosis in post-stroke patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000020515

Enrollment

Registered

2016-01-10

Start date

2016-01-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Post-stroke patients

Interventions

Intervention with the wrist extension orthosis is scheduled 6 hours/day, six times a week, for 4 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: post-stroke patients with hemiplegia; more than 1 month after the onset of stroke and stable condition; Brunnstrom recovery stage of upper limb >III; pastic wrist and finger; imformed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe higher brain dysfuncction and dementia, conscious disturbance; joint disformation of upper limb; severe sensory disturbance; severe skin disease

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
modified Tardieu scale and modified Ashworth scale (MAS) at baseline and after 4-week intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA), Brunnstrom recovery stage, passive range of motion (P-ROM), active range of motion (A-ROM), visual analogue scale VAS), functional independence measure (FIM)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShuji Matsumoto

Kagoshima University Dept. of Rehabilitation

shushu@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp0995-78-2538

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026