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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN40620137
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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Effects of external-focus feedback on motor skill acquisition after stroke
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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Motor skill acquisition
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Serial number at source
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4425
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Study hypothesis
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In healthy subjects, feedback inducing an external focus of attention (about movement effects) produces more effective movements compared with feedback that induces an internal focus of attention (about body movements). It is unclear whether this extends to people with stroke.
Objective:
To examine whether feedback inducing an internal or external focus was more effective for retraining the hemiplegic arm.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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MREC approved (ref: 05/Q2709/126)
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Study design
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Multicentre non-randomised interventional phase II treatment trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Topic: Stroke Research Network; Subtopic: Rehabilitation; Disease: Therapy type
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. Diagnosis of stroke of ischaemic or haemorrhagic origin
2. Score of between 25 and 60 on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (arm section)
3. Informed written consent
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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1. Upper limb movement deficits attributable to non-stroke pathology
2. Severe somato-sensory disturbance (less than 1 on the Erasmus MC Modified Nottingham Sensory Assessment)
3. More than 18 months post-stroke
4. Moderate to severe receptive aphasia (less than 5 on 'receptive skills' of Sheffield Test for Acquired Language Disorders)
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Anticipated start date
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10/07/2007
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Anticipated end date
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25/06/2008
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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Planned sample size: 42; UK sample size: 42
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Interventions
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Forty-two people with stroke performed three reaching tasks in a counterbalanced, within-subject design.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Faster movements
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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1. Increased percentage time to peak deceleration
2. Increased percentage time to peak velocity
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Sources of funding
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The Stroke Association (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Dr
Paulette
van Vliet
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Address
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University of Birmingham
School of Health Sciences
Edgbaston
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City/town
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Birmingham
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Zip/Postcode
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B15 2TT
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Email
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p.vanvliet@bham.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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University of Birmingham (UK)
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Address
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Edgbaston
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City/town
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Birmingham
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Zip/Postcode
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B15 2TT
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.bham.ac.uk
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Date applied
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21/10/2010
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Last edited
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21/10/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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21/10/2010
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