Hand gesture-associated myopotential analysis in acute stroke patients with upper limb paresis

JRCT ID: jRCT1030220380

Registered date:14/10/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Stroke (cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage)
• Date of first enrollment: 27/12/2022
• Target sample size: 30
• Study type: Observational

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Electromyogram

Secondary Outcome

Motor paresis of upper limb (Brunnstrom stage and Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper extremity)
Muscle tone of upper limb (Modified Ashworth Scale)

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 18age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

1. Patients who can give written consent by themselves (however, if writing is difficult, it will be signed by a proxy)
2. Patients aged 18 years or older
3. Patients with motor paresis of the upper extremities or impaired motor coordination of the upper extremities
4. Patients within 4 weeks after stroke onset (cerebral infarction or cerebral hemorrhage)
Cerebral infarction and intraparenchymal hemorrhage after cerebral vasospasm caused by subarachnoid hemorrhage are also included

Exclude criteria

1. Patients who can not move following simple instructions due to impaired consciousness or cognitive decline
2. Patients to whom it is difficult to attach electrodes due to skin diseases, etc.
3. Patients judged inappropriate for participation in this study by the principal investigator or co-investigator

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Matsumaru Yuji