Perfetti Method in Upper Extremity of Stroke Patients

Prasat Neurological Institute

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: cognitive sensory motor training therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01374152

Perfetti

Details and patient eligibility

About

The cognitive sensory motor training therapy (Perfetti's technique) might be more effectiveness than conventional occupational therapy on upper extremity function recovery after acute stroke patients.

Full description

Globally, stroke is the second leading cause of death above the age of 60 years, and the fifth leading cause of death in people aged 15 to 59 years old. Upper extremities problem is still faced with poor prognosis for recovery. Cognitive sensory motor training therapy (Perfetti's technique) might be better helped for recovery of upper extremity function in stroke than conventional therapy.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First ever stroke
• Impaired upper extremity function
• Given signed inform consent

Exclusion criteria

• Unstable medical condition
• Any upper extremity functional impairment prior to stroke
• Can not adequately cooperate in training
• Severe communication problems
• Severe cognitive - perceptual deficits
• Fixed contracture more than 30 degree in every upper extremity joint

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Perfetti

Experimental group

Description:

Cognitive sensory motor training method for upper extremities rehabilitation every working day, totally training not less than 600 minutes within 4 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: cognitive sensory motor training therapy

conventional rehabilitation

No Intervention group

Description:

conventional occupational therapy method for upper extremities rehabilitation every working day, totally training not less than 600 minutes within 4 weeks.