Impact of Restriction of the Non Paretic Upper Limb Rehabilitation of Patients a With Stroke:Randomized Clinical Trial

NCT01623973 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2012-06-20

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Summary

To evaluate whether the restriction of the non paretic upper limb (UL) is a factor that could interfere at the sensorimotor UL recovery for chronic stroke subjects and to verify the impact on daily function, quality of life. In this pilot, randomized, blind and allocation concealment clinical trial, nineteen individuals with chronic stroke was randomly assigned, after the first evaluation, into two groups: group without restriction (G1), subject only to the specific training of paretic UL, and restricted group (G2), which underwent specific training of paretic UL and use of the restriction of non paretic UL

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

specific training of paretic upper limb

nineteen individuals with chronic stroke was randomly assigned, after the first evaluation, into two groups: group without restriction (G1), subject only to the specific training of paretic UL, and restricted group (G2), which underwent specific training of paretic UL and use of the restriction of non paretic UL. The volunteers were evaluated before the beginning of the interventions, and the next day after completion of the 12 therapy sessions through the Fugl-Meyer Assessment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-05-31

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