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Muscle Tone Changes in Acute Stroke According to Brain Injury

Sponsor
Jyväskylä Central Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01041560
Collaborator
Eurostars (Other)
100
Enrollment
1
Location
27
Duration (Months)
3.7
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine connections between muscle tones, strength and function after stroke.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Detailed Description

    Measurements are intended to repeat every two days in acute phase to discover possible changes in tone and strength in arm and leg muscles.

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Anticipated Enrollment :
    100 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Only
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Muscle Tone Changes in Acute Stroke According to Brain Injury in Relation to Changes in Functioning
    Study Start Date :
    Sep 1, 2008
    Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
    Dec 1, 2010
    Anticipated Study Completion Date :
    Dec 1, 2010

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Stoke

    Hemiplegia with unilateral changes in tone and muscle strength

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Muscle tone [Immediately after stroke, during the first week in hospital every other day, and then once a week before discharging from hospital]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Muscle strength [Immediately after stroke, during the first week in hospital every other day, and then once a week before discharging from hospital]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years to 85 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    • unilateral decline in the arm or leg muscle strength
    Exclusion Criteria:

    • unwilling to take part on the trial

    • not conscious

    • no differences between muscle strength on the right and left side

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Central Finland Health Care District Jyväskylä Finland 40740

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Jyväskylä Central Hospital
    • Eurostars

    Investigators

    • Study Director: Jari Ylinen, MD, PhD, Senior physician

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01041560
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • KSKS2
    First Posted:
    Dec 31, 2009
    Last Update Posted:
    Dec 31, 2009
    Last Verified:
    Dec 1, 2009
    Keywords provided by , ,
    Stroke
    Tone
    Strength
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Stroke
    Brain Injuries

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Dec 31, 2009