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Conditions
Interventions
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Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Stroke survivors: People with hemiparetic stroke due to either brain hemorrahage or infarction People of age below 65 yr with upper extremity paresis due to stroke People with cognitive capability to understand and perform experimenters' instructions People who gave written consent by either themselves or their guardians Healthy controls: Healthy people of age below 65 yr
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Stroke survivors: People with an underlying disease that may reduce immune function (e.g. diabetes) People with a neurological condition except stroke or with an orthopedic condition of upper limb joints People with insufficient cognitive capability to perform experimenters' instructions People who are not able to make postures required for the experiment due to contracture or spasticity of upper limb joints Healthy controls: People with an underlying disease that may reduce immune function (e.g. diabetes) Poeple with an orthopedic condition of upper limb joints People with insufficient cognitive capability to perform experimenters' instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle synergy (composition and activation of muscle synergies) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Upper limb joint motion (3 dimensional translation of glenohumeral joint center, 3 DOF rotation of shoulder and 1DOF rotation of elbow);End-point force (direction and magnitude of 3 dimensional force and moment) | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology