Stroke-induced he,Iparesis in the Arm Clinical Trial
Official title:
Mental Practice in Chronic Stroke-Induced Hemiparesis
This study will examine whether mentally rehearsing moving one's affected arm after stroke will improve the quality and amount of affected arm movement. The study will enroll 100 people who have experienced a stroke > 1 year ago, and who still have difficulty moving their affected wrists and hands. Eligible subjects also cannot have any implanted devices or metal above the waist. Each patient will receive 10 weeks of therapy targeting their affected arms. Half of the subjects will also be administered mental rehearsal of the exercises that they are physically performing, while the other half will be administered stroke information and information on additional exercises that they can perform targeting their affected arms. Tests of arm movement and use will be given before and after intervention, as well as 3 months after intervention, to measure response to these interventions. We will also administer brain scans before and after intervention. We hypothesize that people receiving the mantal and physical rehearsal will show larger arm movement and use changes.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment