| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN62372564 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 12/09/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | N0165121638 |
| Public title | Upper limb rehabilitation for chronic stroke patients: integrating motor control and learning concepts |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Cardiovascular: Stroke |
| Study hypothesis | 1. Is the use of botulinum toxin and physiotherapy in patients with a stroke more effective than botulinum toxin alone?
2. Which of two different forms of physiotherapy are more effective - motor learning with and without visual information. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | A minimum of 26 patients post stroke. This will include males and females. All patients will be 20-80 years and there will be a mixture of inpatients and outpatients. |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/09/2001 |
| Anticipated end date | 30/09/2004 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 26 |
| Interventions | All patients will receive botulinum toxin as usual. This is a randomised, single-blind, placebo controlled study. Patients will be randomised to receiving placebo (upper limb splint), or one of two types of motor learning. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Activities of daily life; Quality of Life measure; Action research arm test; Fugl-Meyer and other similar measures. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Sources of funding | Northgate and Prudhoe NHS Trust |
| Sponsor name | Record provided by the NHS Trusts Clinical Trials Register - Department of Health (UK) |
| Sponsor details | The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
United Kingdom
SW1A 2NL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7307 2623 |
| Sponsor email | dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.doh.gov.uk |
| Contact name | Ms Frederike van Wijck |
| Contact details | School of Health Sciences
Queen Margaret University College
Leith Campus
Duke Street
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
EH6 8HF |
| Contact telephone | +44 0131 317 3822 |
| Contact fax | +44 |
| Contact email | fvanwijck@qmuc.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN62372564 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
