Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Stroke patients with hemiparesis; more than 150 days had passed since stroke; no cognitive deficits; passive extension range of motion (ROM) greater than -30 degrees for the affected MP joint; No EMG activity on the EDC muscle or the FDS muscle
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Severe heart disease; Severe hypertension; Acute fever; Severe renal failure; Severe liver disease; History of major psychiatric or previous neurological diseases, including seizures; Apraxia of paretic finger; Cardiac pacemaker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surface EMG of the extensor digitorum communis muscle and the flexor digitorum superficialis. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reciprocal inhibition between flexor muscle and extensor muscle, Fugl-Meyer test, Stroke Impairment Assessment Set, Modified Ashworth Scale | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Keio university School of Medicine Drepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine