Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group 1 : The first group will receive the intervention: action observation training. twenty participants will perform funcional movements while watching a video that demonstrates functio
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do sul
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do sul
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sample consists of 60 adult participants with a minimum age of 40 years and maximum age of80 years. Inclusion criteria: diagnosis of a single episode of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke occurred between 3 months and 2 years in good health condition; with brachial- facial hemiparesis; with mild to moderate and independent walking even under use of any assistive device for ambulation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: more than one episode of stroke; with evidence of lesions in the cerebellum; brainstem or bilateral hemispheric injury. Aphasia; clinically unstable and comorbidities that interfere with motor function and severe spasticity.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of upper limb functionality and performance of activities of daily living, verified by Fulg -Meyer scale, from the increase of finding the final score after six months. The improvement rate will be determined by Analysis of Variances, with p value less than 0.05 and statistical power of 80%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAngela de Lima
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do sul
Outcome results
None listed