Changes in and Determinants of Movement Performance, Functional Status, and Health-Related Quality of Life After Stroke Rehabilitation

October 24, 2008 updated by: National Taiwan University Hospital

A total of 144 stroke patients 6 -24 months post onset who are between 45 and 75 years old will be recruited. A randomized-blocks pretest and posttest control group design will be applied. Four groups will be involved in this project and the subjects will be stratified on two variables: impairment level of the hand and side of lesion. Randomization will be done in blocks of six and each block randomization scheme is within each stratum. Treatment regimens will be designed to ensure that patients in 4 groups receive equivalent intensity of treatment (5 days/week for 1.5 hours/day for 4 consecutive weeks) directly supervised by senior occupational therapists.

Brain and movement reorganization will be evaluated with fMRI and kinematic instrument, respectively before and after the 4-week intervention period. Clinical measures on motor impairment, daily function and quality of life will be assessed before, immediately and six months after intervention. Two examiners blind to group allocation will collaborate to provide both fMRI and kinematic evaluations and one of them will administer clinical measures. Before being allowed to work with subjects, the examiner competence will be assessed by principle investigator and co-principle investigators. Multivariate analyses of covariance will be used to examine change in brain activation, kinematic variables and clinical measures as a function of intervention while controlling for pretest data, age and onset post stroke. Multiple regression models will be established to examine the possible predictor(s) for functional outcome of each rehabilitation approach. Canonical correlation analyses will be conducted to quantify the relationship between brain/motor reorganization and clinical measures.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

70

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taipei, Taiwan
        • National Taiwan University Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years to 71 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

a group of stroke patients

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. able to reach Brunnstrom stage III or above for the proximal part of the affected upper limb(Brunnstrom, 1970);
  2. considerable nonuse of the affected upper limb (amount-of-use [AOU] score < 2.5 on the MAL) (Taub, Miller, Novack, et al. ,1993);
  3. no serious cognitive deficits (score > 24 on the Mini Mental-State Exam) (Folstein, Folstein, & McHugh, 1975);
  4. no balance problems compromising safety when wearing the constraint device; and,
  5. no excessive spasticity (Modified Ashworth Scale ≤ 2 at any joint of the upper limb) (Bohannon, & Smith, 1987).

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Taiwan University Hospital

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2011

Study Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

October 27, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 27, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 200712088R

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