NCT01308216

Transcranial Laser Therapy in the Rehabilitation of Hemiplegic Patients From Ischemic Stroke

Efficacy of Transcranial Laser Therapy for Improving Upper Extremity Functional Recovery in Hemiplegic Patients From Ischemic Stroke

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 25 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of transcranial laser therapy applied in automatic noncontact scanning mode for improving functional disability in patients with hemiplegia from ischemic stroke undergoing a rehabilitation program.

Detailed description

Transcranial laser therapy is applied with an InGa(Al)As diode laser.The laser in automatic scanning is applied over both cerebral hemisphere during 15 sessions. Patients simultaneously performed a program of therapeutic exercises 3 days a week. Outcome measures were the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity scale, which assessed upper limb motor function, and the Barthel index, which assessed general functional disability.

Conditions

• Hemiplegia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	low level laser therapy procedure	Transcranial low level laser therapy by automatic scanning noncontact over both cerebral hemispheres.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-12-01
• First posted: 2011-03-04
• Last updated: 2012-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain