Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr A J Turton
ORCID ID
Contact details
Burden Neurological Institute
North Bristol NHS Trust
Frenchay Hospital
Bristol
BS16 1ND
United Kingdom
+44 (0)117 970 1212
ailee@elecdesn.demon.co.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0234077966
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of a daily stretch regime in the prevention of muscle stiffness and contracture in the affected arm of patients following stroke
2. To evaluate the acceptability and compliance of a new ward based stretch regime
3. To gain a better understanding of the natural history of the development of muscle stiffness and its relation to reflex hyperexcitability
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Stroke
Intervention
Randomised controlled trial:
1. To evaluate the effectiveness of a daily stretch regime in the prevention of muscle stiffness and contracture in the affected arm of patients following stroke
2. To evaluate the acceptability and compliance of a new ward based stretch regime
3. To gain a better understanding of the natural history of the development of muscle stiffness and its relation to reflex hyperexcitability
In addition to usual care, subjects in the experimental group were prescribed two 30-min stretches for wrist and finger flexors and two 30-min stretches targeting shoulder adductors and internal rotators, per day for up to 12 weeks post stroke. Stretches were carried out by therapists and nursing staff.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Measured at four, eight and twelve weeks after stroke:
1. Range of movement
2. Resistance to passive movement
3. Pain
4. Motor recovery
5. Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Secondary outcome measures
No secondary outcome measures
Overall trial start date
01/01/2001
Overall trial end date
31/12/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
200 adults over 18, mostly elderly.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Other
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
200
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/2001
Recruitment end date
31/12/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Burden Neurological Institute
Bristol
BS16 1ND
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
North Bristol NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2005 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16180595
Publication citations
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Results
Turton AJ, Britton E, A pilot randomized controlled trial of a daily muscle stretch regime to prevent contractures in the arm after stroke., Clin Rehabil, 2005, 19, 6, 600-612.