cerebrovascular accident stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Constrained Induced Movement Therapy
or
EMG-triggered Neuromuscular Stimulation
or
Conventional therapy
Sponsors
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: first-ever ischemic CVA, mono-or hemiparesis as defined by NIHSS, age between 18-80 year, able to communicate, able to sit without support, motivated to participate in an intensive rehabilitation programme for 3 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: treatment with rTPA, pacemaker or other metallic implants, previous existing orthopedic limitations of upper limb that would affect the results, botuline-toxine injections or medication that may influence upper limb function in past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Action Research Arm Test focusing of cortical activity on the original physiological areas bending of the trunk during the standard reaching task velocity induced gain of the peripheral spinal reflex chain and reflex modulation | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ashworth Score Wolf Motor Function Test Frenchay Arm Test Motricity index Brunnstrom Fugl Meyer arm/hand test Nine Hole Peg Test Erasmus MC Modification of the (revised) Nottingham Sensory Assessment Stroke Impact Scale version 3.0 Nottingham Extended ADL Motor Activity Log O-Letter Cancellation Test Barthel Index | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed