NCT00844870

Brief Summary

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

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
24

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable stroke

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2007

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2007

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2008

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2008

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 13, 2009

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 16, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

February 16, 2009

Status Verified

February 1, 2009

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

February 13, 2009

Last Update Submit

February 13, 2009

Conditions

Stroke

Keywords

rehabilitation, reaching, stroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • WMFT

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • FM and shoulder flexion

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

stabilization training group

Behavioral: stabilization training

2

EXPERIMENTAL

auditory response training group

Behavioral: auditory training group

Interventions

stabilization trainingBEHAVIORAL

training of arm function with the trunk stabilized

1
auditory training groupBEHAVIORAL

response to an auditory signal

2

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Individuals all scored between 20 and 44 on the Upper-Arm subsection of the Fugl-Meyer Scale (FM- Poole \& Whitney, 1988) and demonstrated some trunk movement during the pretest reaching performance scale measures (RPS, Levin 2006)

You may not qualify if:

  • Individuals were referred if they had no receptive aphasia, apraxia or other cognitive deficits.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesVascular DiseasesCardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

  • Gregory T Thielman, Ed.D

    University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 13, 2009

First Posted

February 16, 2009

Study Start

April 1, 2007

Primary Completion

August 1, 2008

Study Completion

September 1, 2008

Last Updated

February 16, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-02