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Use of Rhythmic Auditory Cueing During Bilateral Training of the Upper Extremities in Stroke Patients

NCT04939493 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2021-06-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of rhythmic auditory cueing with bilateral arm training on upper limb functions in stroke patients.

Conditions

  • Hemiplegia, Spastic

Interventions

OTHER

Rhythmic Auditory Cueing

Patients will perform the same movement sequence in time with the metronome beat. The frequency of the rhythmic auditory stimulation will be matched to the participant"s preferred movement speed, which will be assessed prior to the start of the trial, and participants typically started moving after they had heard the metronome beat two to three times. Participants will be given sufficient practice trials to ensure full understanding before the actual recording of data, and will be given 3-minutes break between trials. On the 3rd and 5th week, the rhythm frequency was increased by 5%.

OTHER

Bilateral arm training

Training will consist of 20 minutes of bilateral arm training In each session, patients will be seated comfortably at a table in the following limb positions: ankles in neutral dorsiflexion, knees and hips placed at 90°, shoulders in 0° flexion, elbows in 60° flexion, and wrists in neutral position of flexion/extension

OTHER

Conventional physical therapy program

Scapular mobilization. Thoracic spine mobilization. Mechanical assisted (active and passive) exercises. Therapeutic positioning as weight bearing on the paretic arm. Opening and closing closed fist. Strengthening exercise. Stretching of spastic muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reem Abdelhady · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-05-30
Completion
2021-06-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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