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Progressive Abduction Loading Therapy

NCT04118998 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 86

Last updated 2025-10-08

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Summary

This study attempts to minimize the development of a common movement impairment following stroke known as "flexion synergy" that makes it extremely difficult to reach outward with the arm. Participants with acute/subacute stroke will receive one of two study interventions in addition to prescribed therapies in both inpatient rehabilitation and day-rehab. Participants will be followed for 1 year.

Conditions

  • Stroke, Acute

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Abduction Loading

The intervention for the experimental group entails practicing reaching with abduction loading.

BEHAVIORAL

Supported Reaching

The intervention for the active comparator entails practicing reaching while supported.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Shirley Ryan AbilityLab

    collaborator OTHER

  • Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital & Clinics

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northwestern University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael D Ellis, PT, DPT · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-27
Primary Completion
2026-08-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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