Effects of Training Rhythmic and Discrete Aiming Movements on Arm Control and Functionality After Stroke

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Training Rhythmic and Discrete Aiming Movements on the Upper Limb Control and Functionality After Stroke: Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to verify the additional effects of rhythmic specific training, discrete specific training additional to conventional therapy on the upper limb after chronic stroke subjects on the outcomes: motor control and functionality.

Clinical Trial Description

Seventy-five patients will be randomized into three groups to receive conventional therapy, consisting of a combination of mobility exercises joint, muscle stretching, strength training, motor coordination exercises, unilateral and bilateral motor tasks as well as oriented tasks training upper limb with a focus on functional tasks. The other groups will receive additional intervention consisting of aiming movement practice according two different protocols: discrete movements to targets placed in different directions and distances; and rhythmic movements also to targets placed in different directions and distances. Both additional interventional interventions will be conducted for 30 minutes over a 5 week-period (total: 10 sessions).

Clinical outcomes (motor control), functional and kinematic will be collected at baseline and at five weeks. Functional results will be collected at the beginning, after 5 weeks and 3 months after randomization. Data will be collected by a blinded assessor on patients' allocation group. All statistical analyzes will be carried out following the principles of intention to treat analysis and differences between groups will be performed using linear mixed models. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Stroke

• NCT number: NCT02765152
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Universidade Cidade de Sao Paulo
• Contact: Sandra R Alouche, PhD
• Phone: +551121781565
• Email: sandra.alouche@unicid.edu.br
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Completion date: September 2018