Effects of vibration on upper extremity function and grip strengthin patients with sub-acute stroke

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0003246

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-05

Start date

2018-03-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Whole-body vibration has been used to improve motor function in chronic stroke patients, but its effect on patients with sub-acute strokes remains unclear. We explored the effect of w

GS p=0.023) after WBV.WBV effectively increased MF and GS in patients with sub-acute strokes.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. that they experienced their first stroke within 6 months prior to recruitment 2. a score =26 on the Mini-Mental Status Examination-Korean version 3. an affected UE score =2 on the modified Ashworth scale 4. an affected UE of Brunnstrom stage =3 5. a manual MT (MMT) grade of >2/5 in the hemiparetic shoulder 6. a visual analogue pain scale score =4

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. another neurological disease 2. any pre-stroke musculoskeletal abnormality 3. a score <47 on the star cancellation test for visual spatial neglect. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hand function	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Hand power	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactAhn JinYoung

Konkuk University

ot-ahn@naver.com+82-31-539-5446

Outcome results