CVA stroke
Conditions
Interventions
De tapping tasks will be performed with and without receiving gravity support
from an arm support system
Sponsors
Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: * Unilateral stroke, which much have occured at least 6 months before the start of the study * 18 years or older of age * Have to display at least a limited arm function (not completed ROM, weakness and/or reduced velocity of movements) quantified with Fugl-Meyer score (*partial* score in volitional movements of shoulder and *slight
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: * Other neurological impairment. * Inability to understand/perform instructions of at least two steps. * Co-morbidity affecting upper limb function (recent musculoskeletal injury, pain, etc.).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * Movement time (seconds) during single and dual movements in different conditions. * Precision (distance in centimetres with respect to the centre of the target) during single and dual conditions. * Movement rate (coefficient of temporal variation between events, %) during repetitive single and dual task conditions. * Number of digits in a series recalled during single cognitive and dual task conditions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle activation patterns (timing and peak activity) as measured with surface EMG at the affected arm and hand (m. Deltoideus, m. Biceps en m. Triceps) during the tasks. Movement excursion (in degrees) of the thorax, shoulder, elbow, wrist during the functional movement | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed