stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: upper limb Br. S 3, 4 or 5 1) Upper paretic extremity after a new, single stroke 2) Unilateral cerebral hemisphere stoke 3) Within 6 months from the onset of stroke, 4) Brunnstrom stage in upper extremity scored 3, 4 or 5 5) Ability to sit on the chair for 15 min
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)Patients who can not voluntarily train 2) Severe arm contracure 3) Severe arm pain 4) Anesthesia at arm 5) Aphasic, perceptual, apraxic, or cognitive deficits that would prevent adequate study participation 6) Inability to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Wolf moter function test(WMFT) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), Box and Block test(BBT) range of motion (ROM) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Medicine