Muscle Tone Changes in Acute Stroke According to Brain Injury

Muscle Tone Changes in Acute Stroke According to Brain Injury in Relation to Changes in Functioning

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01041560

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-12-31

Start date

2008-09-30

Completion date

2010-12-31

Last updated

2009-12-31

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

Stroke, Tone, Strength

Brief summary

The purpose of the study is to examine connections between muscle tones, strength and function after stroke.

Detailed description

Measurements are intended to repeat every two days in acute phase to discover possible changes in tone and strength in arm and leg muscles.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* unilateral decline in the arm or leg muscle strength

Exclusion criteria

* unwilling to take part on the trial * not conscious * no differences between muscle strength on the right and left side

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle tone	Immediately after stroke, during the first week in hospital every other day, and then once a week before discharging from hospital

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Muscle strength	Immediately after stroke, during the first week in hospital every other day, and then once a week before discharging from hospital

Countries

Finland

Contacts

Primary ContactJari Ylinen, MD, PhD

jari.ylinen@ksshp.fi+358142691145

Outcome results