NCT00844870

Exploring New Approaches in Reaching Behavior Post Stroke

Training With or Without Upper Body Restraint During Reaching in Individuals Post Stroke

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

After 4 weeks of training the hypothesis that the more natural training program would yield greater functional changes was proven correct.

Detailed description

Analysis indicated that both methods improved reaching without trunk use Reaching performance scale (RPS), but the trunk -stabilized group led to more significant changes. Training under less restrictive conditions associated with Task-Related Training (TRT) (auditory feedback from trunk sensor) as compared to stabilized TRT, led to improved functional and impairment measure scores (WMFT, FM and shoulder flexion). Conclusion: Fading feedback with both training methods, during extended TRT reaching/grasping practice generally led to some improvements. However, as demonstrated by impairment and functional outcome measures, using TRT with an auditory feedback signals is a more effective approach than forcing the stabilization of the trunk during rehabilitation of the upper-limb.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	stabilization training	training of arm function with the trunk stabilized
BEHAVIORAL	auditory training group	response to an auditory signal

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-04-01
• Primary completion: 2008-08-01
• Completion: 2008-09-01
• First posted: 2009-02-16
• Last updated: 2009-02-16