None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Medical Device : Physical therapists performs randomized assignment
using a randomization table, and intervention will be performed for 2 weeks
each, and the experimental group is supposed to receiv
Sponsors
The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's
Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) being diagnosed of stroke through neurological examination and CT or MRI scans for the first time (2) inpatients within 3 months from the onset of diagnosis of stroke; (3) without upper-limb function impairments before this illness of stroke; (4) being aged 21 or over (5) Mini Mental State Examination score of 20 or more; (6) signed the consent form before the study start.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) medically unstable such as severe liver and kidney malfunction, cardiopulmonary insufficiency (2) parietal lobe lesion (3) severe cognitive impairment, history of mental illness (4) a history of epileptic seizures in the last 1 months or taking antiepileptic drugs recently (5) pregnant (6) severe visual and hearing impairment (7) pacemaker, internal electrode, metal implants in vivo, and skull defects
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| shoulder abduction and finger extension manual muscle test;Modified Barthel Index;Motor evoked potential amplitude in the abductor pollicis brevis muscle;Elbow and finger spasticity by Modified Ashworth scale;Hand function test | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactYoung-Ah Choi
The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital
Outcome results
None listed