Effects of external-focus feedback on motor skill acquisition after stroke

ISRCTN ISRCTN40620137
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN40620137
Secondary identifying numbers 4425
Submission date
21/10/2010
Registration date
21/10/2010
Last edited
24/09/2013
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Circulatory System
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Paulette van Vliet
Scientific

University of Birmingham
School of Health Sciences
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Email p.vanvliet@bham.ac.uk

Study information

Study designMulticentre non-randomised interventional phase II treatment trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designNon randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study acronymMotor skill acquisition
Study objectivesIn healthy subjects, feedback inducing an external focus of attention (about movement effects) produces more effective movements compared with feedback that induces an internal focus of attention (about body movements). It is unclear whether this extends to people with stroke.

Objective:
To examine whether feedback inducing an internal or external focus was more effective for retraining the hemiplegic arm.
Ethics approval(s)MREC approved (ref: 05/Q2709/126)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedTopic: Stroke Research Network; Subtopic: Rehabilitation; Disease: Therapy type
InterventionForty-two people with stroke performed three reaching tasks in a counterbalanced, within-subject design.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureFaster movements
Secondary outcome measures1. Increased percentage time to peak deceleration
2. Increased percentage time to peak velocity
Overall study start date10/07/2007
Completion date25/06/2008

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupNot Specified
SexNot Specified
Target number of participantsPlanned sample size: 42; UK sample size: 42
Key inclusion criteria1. Diagnosis of stroke of ischaemic or haemorrhagic origin
2. Score of between 25 and 60 on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (arm section)
3. Informed written consent
Key exclusion criteria1. Upper limb movement deficits attributable to non-stroke pathology
2. Severe somato-sensory disturbance (less than 1 on the Erasmus MC Modified Nottingham Sensory Assessment)
3. More than 18 months post-stroke
4. Moderate to severe receptive aphasia (less than 5 on 'receptive skills' of Sheffield Test for Acquired Language Disorders)
Date of first enrolment10/07/2007
Date of final enrolment25/06/2008

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

University of Birmingham
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

University of Birmingham (UK)
University/education

Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
England
United Kingdom

Website http://www.bham.ac.uk
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Funders

Funder type

Charity

The Stroke Association (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

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/06/2014 Yes No