Treatment for Movement Problems in Elderly Stroke Patients

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 1999
After a stroke, many patients are left with an impaired arm. Restricting the use of the good arm may improve the use of the bad arm. In \"Constraint-Induced Movement\" therapy (CI therapy), the good arm is put in a sling to force increased use of the bad arm. The bad arm is also trained each day for several weeks. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of CI therapy in patients with chronic disability after stroke and whether the rate of recovery is decreased in elderly patients.
Epistemonikos ID: bf9e2717bc3760027f230dc0898723f1ec9a3ea2
First added on: May 04, 2024