Neuromuscular aging in the upper limb in chronic stroke in adults above sixty years - a motor control study

Neuromuscular aging in the upper limb in chronic stroke in adults above sixty years - a motor control study - Neuromuscular aging after stroke

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON32017

Enrollment

Registered

2008-08-18

Start date

2008-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-13

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Conditions

stroke/CVA (cerebrovascular accident)

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. ischaemic stroke 2. an NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) score of 2 or 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Cognitive disorders which may hamper instruction of the subject. 2. Other neurological, spinal or muscular disorders which can distort the results of the study. 3.Inability to activate the wrist flexors or exert a force with the wrist flexors.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
reflex time measured from force perturbation experiment reflex time measured from postion perturbation experiment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
biomechanical parameters: 1. inertia of the hand (g/m2) 2. viscosity/damping (Nms/rad) 3. intrinsic elasticity/stiffness (Nms/rad) 4. velocity-dependent reflex gain (Nms/rad)	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results