None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Medical Device, Behavioral : Participants are recruited through recruitment notices at research institutions, and the Mini-Cognitive Evaluation (MMSE-K) and Fugl-Meyer assessment are conducted as scre
Sponsors
Chosun University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients diagnosed with stroke and hemiplegia by a rehabilitation medicine doctor; those with subacute hemiparesis < 6 months after stroke onset; those with an MMSE-K score of = 24 who can understand and execute the instructions; those with a grade = 3 (F) in the manual muscle test of the wrist extensor muscles; and those with severe up-per extremity function impairment with an FMA UE score of = 19, were included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The following are the exclusion criteria: case when an artificial pacemaker is attached; those with severe pain in the upper extremity on the paralyzed side (VAS score of = 5; those who have metal in their skull; and those who have had a pacemaker, intracardi-ac wire, or metal implanted.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the improvement of upper limb function, Fugl–Meyer assessment upper extremity (FMA UE), wolf motor function test (WMFT), and action research arm test (ARAT) were used. To evaluate M1 activation, motor-evoked potential (MEP) ampli-tude was measured using TMS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate primary motor cortex activation, motor-evoked potential (MEP) amplitude was measured using trandcranial magnetic stimulation. | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactJong-Bae Choi
Chosun University
Outcome results
None listed