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

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New York Univeristy School of Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10016