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CompletedNCT00837460Updated Mar 30, 2010

Effect of Rehabilitation of Patients With a Central Nervous System Lesion

An interventional study of rehabilitation in Stroke, sponsored by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 16 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-03-30.

Sponsored by Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Ages
16 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of the study is to analyse the prehensions deficits and the effect of prehension rehabilitation in central nervous system lesioned people

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Conditions studied

  • Stroke

Keywords

  • Hand
  • Rehabilitation
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In context

Lead sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain is the lead sponsor of 342 studies on the registry; 61 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
16 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult minimum 6mounth after first stroke
  • Minimal prehension of both hands

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetuss
  • Other Upper Limb pathologies
  • MMSE \< 26
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
15 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    rehabilitation

    Bilateral and unilateral prehension oriented rehabilitation to enhance prehension.

    Other: rehabilitation

Interventions

  • Otherrehabilitation

    4 weeks of bilateral followed or preceded by 4 weeks of unilateral similar prehension oriented repeated rehabilitation tasks. About 45 minutes 3 times a week, the subject is coached by a physiotherapist to enhance his prehension habilities.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. prehension functionality

    Time frame: 4 weeks before, just before, after first part and after the second part of rehabilitation

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Study locations

1 site
  • READ : Rehabilitation and physical medecine Unit
    Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 30, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00837460
Lead sponsor
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Collaborators
Fondation Saint Luc, Fonds pour la recherche scientifique médicale (FRSM), Belgium, Association nationale d'aide aux personnes handicapées (ANAH)
First posted
Feb 5, 2009
Start date
Sep 2006
Primary completion
Sep 2009
Completion
Oct 2009
Last update
Mar 30, 2010

Study contacts

Delphine Dispa, PhD student
principal investigator · Rehabilitation and physical medecine Unit - UCL
Jean-Louis Thonnard, PhD
study director · Rehabilitation and physical medecine Unit-UCL
Yannick Bleyenheuft, PhD student
principal investigator · Rehabilitation and physical medecine Unit-UCL
Thierry Lejeune, MD PhD
study director · Rehabilitation and physical medecine Unit-UCL

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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