Isolated Versus Synergetic Muscle Facilitation on Upper Limb Functional Performance in Acute Stroke
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Conditions studied: Acute Stroke
In brief
This study is a randomized controlled clinical trial that will be carried out to investigate the effect of isolated versus synergetic muscle facilitation on upper limb functional performance in patients with acute stroke. RESEARCH QUESTION: Is there a difference between isolated and synergetic muscle facilitation on upper limb functional performance in patients with acute stroke? It will be hypothesized that: There will be no difference between isolated and synergetic muscle facilitation on upper limb task-oriented training in patients with acute stroke. Treatment procedures: Study group (A): patients will receive a physical therapy program in the form of a range of motion exercise, electrical muscle stimulation, stretching exercise, mental practice with motor imagery, and isolated muscle facilitation using electromyography (EMG) biofeedback for six weeks and followed by task-oriented training of the upper limb for six weeks control group (B): will receive a standard physical therapy program including range of motion exercise, electrical muscle stimulation, Mental practice with motor imagery and stretching exercise, synergetic muscle facilitation for six weeks, and followed by task-oriented training of the upper limb for six weeks.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07273201
- Run by
- Cairo University
- People needed
- 40
- Starts
- 2025-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-12-09
Who can join
Age: 50 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Unilateral Middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke patients
- Brunnstrom stage of recovery 1\& 2
- Normal body mass index (18.5 - 24.99 kg/m2)
- Dominant handedness
You may not qualify if…
- Perceptual, apraxia, major cognitive deficits
- Recurrent stroke
- Subjects with cerebellar lesions, painful or subluxated shoulder, any contracture or deformity of the upper extremity
Where it is running
- faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and El kasr El-Einy hospitals — Cairo, Egypt (enrolling)
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