Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Upper Extremity Motor Program
Alternating Thermal Stimulation
Sponsors
Hager ElSerougy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age ranged from 40-70 years, hemiparesis caused by first ever ischemic stroke and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), lasting 1-6 months, medically stable according to the treating neurologist, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than 24; right handed according to the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory, more affected UE scored 1, 1+, or 2 on the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), absence of absolute or relative contraindications to (MRI) or (fMRI) (i.e., cardiac or carotid pace maker, pregnancy, claustrophobia), and adequate understanding of instruction during the evaluation and treatment process.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: any cardiac arrhythmias, uncontrolled hypertension, obstructive pulmonary illness, (UE) sensory loss owing to a non-stroke pathology like peripheral neuropathy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging fMRI task-based | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl- Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), Box and Block Test (BBT), Perdue PegBoard Test (PPBT), and Nottingham Sensory Assessment (NSA) | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactHoda M. Zakaria
Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed