What is the relation between stiffness in the affected extremity and functional recovery in CVA-patients?

What is the relation between stiffness in the affected extremity and functional recovery in CVA-patients? - stiffness in the affected extremity and functional recovery in CVA-patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON30807

Enrollment

Registered

2007-07-16

Start date

2007-03-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

apoplexia stroke

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients who have had a stroke between half a year and two years ago

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Cognitive or a language disturbances preventing the follow up of instructions, an existing walking dissability, an ankle arthrodesis of the affected ankle, or the inability to walk. Pain in the affected limb during ambulation is an exclusion critrion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Timed up and go test (seconds) and the relation with stiffness (Modified Ashworth Scale and ankle pertubation)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Relation between stiffness (Modified Ashworth Scale vs ankle pertubation)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results