subacute stroke patients with upper limb weakness stroke, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, upper limb, task-specific training
Conditions
Interventions
TENS combined task-specific exercise,task-specific exercise
Experimental Device,No Intervention Other
TENS,control
Sponsors
Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 first episode stroke 2 stroke patients who has onset between 1 week to 6 months 3 Unilateral weakness 4 Age 18-80 years 5 Follow two steps command and assessed by Montreal Cognitive Assessment more than 17 6 Moderate level of FMA-UE (FMA-UE 19-47) 7 Accept consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Medical unstable and progressive neurogenic condition 2 Neurogenic disease 3 Contraindication in TENS such as on pace maker, dermatitis, skin infection at TENS stimulation site 4 History of using TENS 5 Poor family support 6 Severe Unilateral Neglect Syndrome 7 Severe spastic 8 Moderate to severe sensation impairment 9 Communication problem 10 Severe shoulder pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment of upper extremity pretest, post-test 2 wk, post-test 4wk and after home based training 1 month score | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Action Research Arm Test pretest, post-test 2 wk, post-test 4wk and after home based training 1 month Score,Box and Block Test pretest, post-test 2 wk, post-test 4wk and after home based training 1 month seconds,Spasticity pretest, post-test 2 wk, post-test 4wk and after home based training 1 month MAS level,Barthel ADL index pretest, post-test 2 wk, post-test 4wk and after home based training 1 month score | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactAnamon Tangjade
Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University
Outcome results
None listed