cerebrovascular accident stroke
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: For both stoke patients and healthy subjects: -Aged between 25 and 75 years For stroke patients only: -Stroke at least 6 months prior to admittance to experiment -Right upper extremity affected (due to experimental set-up only for right arm) -Score of 0 or 1 on item AIII-2 of Fugl-Meyer assessment: = anteflexion of the arm from 0° to 90° with full extension of the elbow and the lower arm midway between pro-/supination; performance must be without elbow flexion immediately at the start of movement -Having (received) treatment at the Roessingh Centre of Rehabilitation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: For both patients and healthy volunteers: -Shoulder pain, either in rest or in movement -Additional neurologic, orthopaedic or rheumatologic disease of right upper extremity, likely to interfere with mobility and/or strength of the arm -Inability to understand and follow instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The intensity of activation of 8 shoulder and elbow muscles is measured (by surface EMG), to quantify movement control, along with kinematic parameters (such as velocity and smoothness of movement), to quantify movement execution. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (not applicable) | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed