Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Home-based Program in Improving Sitting Balance and Upper Limb Functions in Patients With Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
45-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 woul...
Detailed Description
Previous studies have shown that repeated sensory inputs from transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES) could enhance brain plasticity and conical motor output. Home-based rehabilitation is shown to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis with first stroke for more than 6 months
- Discharge from all rehabilitation services
- Ability to understand and follow commands
- A carer able for helping the home program
- No contraindication to assessment protocol and training
Exclusion
- Cognitive disorder with Abbreviated Mental Test less than 7
- Unilateral neglect with Star cancellation Test less than 47
- Sensory deficit
- Unable to give informed consent
- Unable to speak either Cantonese or English or Mandarin
- Commodity that preclude them from undergoing training and assessment
- Neurological disease other than stroke
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
37 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01200030
Start Date
August 1 2010
End Date
December 31 2014
Last Update
January 4 2019
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong