Status:
COMPLETED
Study of the Recovery of Muscle Function in the Arm/Hand After a Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
NYU Langone Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions:
Stroke
Hemiparesis
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine if practicing joint movements using specially designed devices can help in the recovery of muscle function in the arm/hand after a stroke. Subjects may qualify ...
Detailed Description
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term adult disability in the United States, and hemiparesis is the most common motor impairment that frequently leads to persistent deficits in hand function. The mec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ability to follow study instructions and likely to complete all required visits; ability to comply with the therapy protocol as assessed by the investigator; must be English speaking.
- Subjects must have had a unilateral stroke
Exclusion
- Severe upper extremity spasticity suggested by an Ashworth score of \>3 at any joint, or restriction of full passive range of motion.
- Evidence of alcohol, drug abuse or other relevant neuropsychiatric condition such as psychotic illness or severe depression.
- Any condition or situation that, in the investigator's opinion, may put the subject at significant risk, confound the study results, or interfere significantly with the subject's participation in the study.
- History of surgery or other significant injury to either upper extremity causing mechanical limitations that preclude task performance.
- Previous neurological illness such as head trauma, prior stroke, epilepsy, or demyelinating disease.
- Complicating medical problems such as uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes with signs of polyneuropathy, severe renal, cardiac or pulmonary disease, or evidence of other concurrent neurologic or orthopedic conditions precluding the subject from complying with the study protocol
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 12 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
53 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01422005
Start Date
January 1 2011
End Date
December 12 2019
Last Update
August 19 2020
Active Locations (1)
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New York Univeristy School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States, 10016