Stroke, beroerte, neurorehabilitation, neurorevalidatie.
Conditions
Interventions
1. Constrained Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT)
3 times a week 1 hour, for 6 consecutive weeks
2. Bilateral Arm Training with Auditory Cueing (BATRAC)
3. Dose-Matched Control Therapy (DMCT)
3 times a week 1 hour, for 6 consecutive weeks.
Sponsors
VU Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, MOVE, Rehabilitation Centre Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. First-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke in one of the hemispheres within the previous 6 months; 2. Upper limb deficit; 3. 18 to 80 years of age; 4. Motivated to participate; 5. Give written or oral informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Suffer from upper extremity orthopaedic limitations that may affect the results; 2. Not being able to communicate; 3. Disoriented with regard to time and place; 4. Pacemaker or other metallic implants.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Action Research Arm test (ARAT); 2. Patterns of correlated cortical activity in original and contralateral target areas and changes in spectral power in specific frequency bands; 3. Neuromechanics, i.e. stiffness, motor function (paresis) and control (reflex gains and modulation) around wrist joint; 4. Contribution of sources (feedforward, error correction, and fase entrainment) of interlimb interactions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Motricity Index; 2. Nine Hole Peg test; 3. Brunnstrom Fugl Meyer arm-hand test; 4. Nine hole peg test; 5. Erasmus MC modification of Nottingham sensory assessment; 6. Stroke impact scale 3.0; 7. Motor activity log. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactL. Delden, van
Outcome results
None listed