Upper limb rehabilitation for chronic stroke patients: integrating motor control and learning concepts

ISRCTN ISRCTN62372564
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN62372564
Secondary identifying numbers N0165121638
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
27/01/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Ms Frederike van Wijck
Scientific

School of Health Sciences
Queen Margaret University College
Leith Campus
Duke Street
Edinburgh
EH6 8HF
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeTreatment
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleUpper limb rehabilitation for chronic stroke patients: integrating motor control and learning concepts
Study objectives1. Is the use of botulinum toxin and physiotherapy in patients with a stroke more effective than botulinum toxin alone?
2. Which of two different forms of physiotherapy are more effective - motor learning with and without visual information.
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedCardiovascular: Stroke
InterventionAll patients will receive botulinum toxin as usual. This is a randomised, single-blind, placebo controlled study. Patients will be randomised to receiving placebo (upper limb splint), or one of two types of motor learning.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureActivities of daily life; Quality of Life measure; Action research arm test; Fugl-Meyer and other similar measures.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/09/2001
Completion date30/09/2004

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupOther
SexBoth
Target number of participants26
Key inclusion criteriaA minimum of 26 patients post stroke. This will include males and females. All patients will be 20-80 years and there will be a mixture of inpatients and outpatients.
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/09/2001
Date of final enrolment30/09/2004

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Scotland
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Queen Margaret University College
Edinburgh
EH6 8HF
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Northgate and Prudhoe NHS Trust (UK)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Editorial Notes

26/01/2016: no publications found on PubMed.