Visual Feedback Therapy for Treating Individuals With Hemiparesis Following Stroke
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 40 - 80 |
| Updated: | 4/5/2017 |
| Start Date: | September 7, 2012 |
| End Date: | February 27, 2017 |
The purpose of the study is to determine whether an existing treatment for problems that
participants have with making movements after a stroke can be performed at home.
participants have with making movements after a stroke can be performed at home.
This study will compare two forms of home-based treatment for post-stroke problems making
movements with the arms and hands. After initial pre-treatment assessments, participants
will complete 4 weeks of treatment, with assessments after each week of treatment and 3
months after the completion of treatment.
movements with the arms and hands. After initial pre-treatment assessments, participants
will complete 4 weeks of treatment, with assessments after each week of treatment and 3
months after the completion of treatment.
Inclusion Criteria:
- 6 months or more post-stroke
- upper extremity Fugl-Meyer score between 10 and 50
- no longer participating in upper-extremity physical or occupational therapy
- sufficient comprehension ability to understand instructions
Exclusion Criteria:
- previous head trauma, psychiatric illness or chronic exposure to medications that
might be expected to have lasting consequences for the central nervous system (e.g.,
haloperidol, dopaminergics)
- dementia
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