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Treatments for Recovery of Hand Function in Acute Stroke Survivors

NCT00565045 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2018-12-19

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Summary

Impaired hand function is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether two different types of treatment improve recovery of hand function after stroke.

Conditions

  • Stroke, Acute
  • Stroke
  • Hemiparesis
  • Hemiplegia

Interventions

DEVICE

Neuromuscular electrical stimulator

Intervention Characteristics Common to Both Groups • 6-week intervention 1. Home "exercise", daily 1. Exercise (at home) 2 sessions/day 2. A "session" consists of 3 (for CCFES) or 4 (for cNMES) 15-min sets separated by 5 min rest 3. A "set" entails hand opening, closing, and relaxing in response or synchrony to light and sound cues and according to group-specific instructions 2. Lab "therapy", 2x/week 1. Two 1.5-hr sessions/week, working on functional hand tasks and tracking task (if possible).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Case Western Reserve University

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • MetroHealth Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jayme S Knutson, PhD · MetroHealth Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-04-30
Completion
2010-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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