Efficacy of Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on the Upper Limb Function of Sub-acute Stroke Patients in Peshawar Pakistan

This RCT will also help the clinicians to provide the best treatment to their patients for better outcomes.

The objective of the study is to determine the efficacy of Modified Constraint-induced movement therapy on the Upper Limb function of Sub-acute stroke patients in Peshawar Pakistan.

Alternative Hypothesis: There will be a difference in the means of Modified Constraint-induced movement therapyand traditional physical therapy on the upper limb function of subacute stroke patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

30 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

LRH Peshawar

Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 30 to 60 years
2. Both female & male will be included.
3. Cognitive and lingual ability to communicate with the research staff.
4. A minimum of 10 degrees of active finger extension and 20 degrees of active wrist extension(16).
5. A history of a single stroke resulting in a hemiparesis

Exclusion criteria

1. Recurrent stroke during the training period.
2. Neurological or orthopedic disorders prohibiting the use of the paretic arm.
3. Patients who doesn't show willingness to participate in the study.

Treatment and study plan

Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy

Other

Experimental group will receive Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapyand traditional physical therapy to the impaired upper limb based on the repetitive training of functional activities and behavioral shaping and a task-oriented approach, while the unaffected arm of subjects in the mCIMT group will be constrained by wearing a mitten during the treatment session and for 3 hours/day outside the therapy hours, 6(six) days/week for two weeks by an experienced Physical therapist.The time duration for Group A will be 40 minutes.

Primary outcomes

Wolf Motor function test

Time frame: 4weeks

Use mainly for post-stroke patients with impaired upper limb motor ability. The purpose of this test is to enumerate upper limb motor ability through a series of functional tasks. The WMFT is an instrument with high internal consistency, interrater reliability and test-retest reliability. The quality of movement during the task is measured by functional ability scale, a 6-point ordinal scale, where 0 = does not attempt with the impaired arm and 5 = arm movement appear to be normal.

Higher the value higher will be the normal function.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NCS University System

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Registry information

Official study title

Efficacy of Modified Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy on the Upper Limb Function of Sub-acute Stroke Patients in Peshawar Pakistan: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Oct 6, 2022
Registry last updated: Sep 4, 2026

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