Novel Treatment For Pusher Syndrome Using Physical Therapy

• Sponsor: Loma Linda University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT02524015
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 8
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 22

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if a specific physical therapy intervention speeds recovery from stroke-related "pusher syndrome."

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Pusher Syndrome	Other: Novel physical therapy; Other: Standard physical therapy	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 8 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Study Start Date: Sep 1, 2015
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jul 1, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Other: Control Standard Physical Therapy	Other: Standard physical therapy
Experimental: Intervention Novel Physical Therapy	Other: Novel physical therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Recovery from pusher syndrome as measured by changes in the Burke Lateropulsion Scale score over time. [Initial, and then weekly until discharge from inpatient rehabilitation unit. Average inpatient stay is expected to be no greater than 4 weeks.]

   The Burke Lateropulsion Scale (BLS) is used in the literature to measure the presence of pusher syndrome. We will measure BLS upon admission and at weekly intervals to monitor whether patients in the experimental group demonstrate faster recovery than the control group, as demonstrated by change in BLS score over change in time (days).

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 Years to 89 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Recent (within 2 months) unilateral stroke

• Burke Lateropulsion Scale ≥ 2

• Age 21 to 89 years

• Ability to provide informed consent

• English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior stroke within the past 6 months

• Cerebellar stroke

• Stroke-related brain imaging (MRI or CT) unavailable

• Global or receptive aphasia

• Prior documented neurologic disorder (e.g., multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's)

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Loma Linda University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Mary Kim, Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director, PM&R, Loma Linda University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02524015
• Other Study ID Numbers: 5150231
• First Posted: Aug 14, 2015
• Last Update Posted: Nov 21, 2017
• Last Verified: Nov 1, 2017

• Keywords provided by Mary Kim, Assistant Professor, Residency Program Director, PM&R, Loma Linda University: stroke; pusher syndrome; contraversive pushing; lateropulsion; rehabilitation; physical therapy
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Syndrome

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 21, 2017