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Trial details imported from ClinicalTrials.gov

For full trial details, please see the original record at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00222339




Registration number
NCT00222339
Ethics application status
Date submitted
13/09/2005
Date registered
22/09/2005
Date last updated
22/09/2005

Titles & IDs
Public title
Task-Related Training of Arm Use After Stroke
Scientific title
Task-Related Training of Arm Use After Stroke: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
H2001/01313
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Stroke 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Haemorrhagic
Stroke 0 0 0 0
Ischaemic

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Behaviour - task-specific training

Behaviour: task-specific training
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Behaviour
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Arm and hand function measured using the Motor Assessment Scale and the Chedoke-McMaster Impairment Inventory.
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Primary outcome [2] 0 0
Grip and pinch strength measured using dynamometers.
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Dexterity measured using the NK Dexterity Board
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Quality of Life measured using the Stroke-adapted Sickness Impact Profile.
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Sensation using a validated assessment of tactile spatial resolution.
Timepoint [3] 0 0

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
- within 6 weeks of first stroke

- unilateral stroke

- impaired arm function

- able to cope with intensive training program

- medically stable

- able to understand instructions
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
- uncontrolled systemic disease

- significant musculotendinous or bony restrictions of the affected upper limb

- any serious chronic disease independently causing significant disability of the
affected limb

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Not Applicable
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/02/2002
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
VIC
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Austin Health - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
3084 - Melbourne

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Other
Name
University of Melbourne
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term physical disability in Australia. Currently around
25% of hemiplegic stroke patients discharged from rehabilitation have significantly impaired
use of the affected hand with consequent dependence in dressing, grooming and feeding
themselves. The poor outcome can be attributed in part to a lack of focus by therapists on
the negative signs of stroke (weakness and lack of dexterity) as well as too little time
(around 10 minutes per day) being devoted to retraining of the arm. Presently there is a very
limited evidence base to guide the content of clinical practice. Results from both animal and
human studies suggest that specific post-lesion training can result in substantial
improvement in function. The hypothesis is that task-specific training of the affected upper
limb to subjects in the early period following stroke will result in significantly better
functional outcome than standard intervention.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00222339
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 0 0
Mary P Galea, PhD
Address 0 0
University of Melbourne
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 0 0
Address 0 0
Country 0 0
Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries