rehabilitation for upper extremities in subacute unilateral stroke patients upper extremities rehabilitation unilateral stroke subacute stroke
Conditions
Interventions
1 hour of intervention program per day for 3 days per week for 4 weeks (Total 12 sessions). The program will consist of ROM exercise of finger and wrist for 15 minutes and 45 minutes of MusicGlove and
Experimental Device,Active Comparator Device
MusicGloves and FitMi,Control group (Conventional therapy)
Sponsors
Chulalongkorn University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Age between 18 - 80 years old 2 No active neurological disease other than stroke 3 First-ever subacute stroke onset from 2 weeks to 6 months 4 Unilateral weakness 5 Mild to moderate impairment of upper extremity after stroke categorized by BBT>=1 , ARAT 11-42 points
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1 Unstable medical or neurological condition 2 Difficulty in understanding or TMSE < 23 3 Severe neglect 4 Severe aphasia 5 Severe visual impairment 6 Spasticity of upper extremities; Modified Ashworth's Scale >=2 7 Severe limit range of upper extremity motion 8 Pain (VRS > 4) or other orthopedic problem on stroke-affected upper extremity 9 Unable to sit upright more than 30 minutes 10 Receiving any other rehabilitation treatment than conventional therapy within 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Manual gross dexterity of unilateral upper extremity At the end of program and 4 weeks after the end of treatment Box and Block Test (BBT) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| function of upper extremity at the end of program and 4 weeks after the end of treatment Action Research Arm Test (ARAT) | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactMarisa Supradit Na Ayuttaya
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed