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Effects of Home-based Program in Improving Sitting Balance and Upper Limb Functions in Patients With Stroke

NCT01200030 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2019-01-04

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Summary

The investigators hypothesize that application of electrical stimulation would augment the effects of exercises in patients with stroke. Combined electrical stimulation with exercises for 6 weeks would lead to earlier and greater improvement in motor functions when compared with placebo-stimulation with exercises.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

electrical stimulation with exercises

electrical stimulation with exercises

BEHAVIORAL

placebo stimulation with exercises

placebo stimulation with exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Shamay Ng, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-12-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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