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NCT Number: NCT03838809

Electromyography-biofeedback on the Motor Activation of the Extension of the Hand

Background: Biofeedback-Surface electromyography (BIO-SEMG) is a relatively recent physiotherapy technique. Although its use is widespread in sports science and sports performance, its use for the rehabilitation of patients with neurological pathologies is less studied.

Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the changes that occur in the application of BIO-SEMG in the muscles responsible for the extension and the dorsiflexion of the hand and the foot in subjects with cerebrovascular damage.

Design: A randomized, double-blind, two-arm parallel group study was performed.

Patients: A sample of 28 subjects with limited extension of the hand and dorsiflexion of the foot as a consequence of a stroke was randomized divided in intervention or control groups.

Methods: The subjects of the intervention group underwent 12 sessions of BIO-SEMG, of 15-minute duration each of them, in the upper and lower members. On the other hand, the control group underwent another 12 sessions of 15-minute duration, in which manual physiotherapy techniques were performed.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

74 year–84 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Catholic University of Murcia

Murcia, 30107, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with a stroke
  • Limitation of the hand and foot extension

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with some contraindication against the surface electromyography biofeedback technique, for instance, people with pacemaker, with cardiovascular antecedents, etc.
  • Patients receiving other physiotherapy treatment 2 months before the beginning of the study
  • Patients that decline to sign the informed consent.

Treatment and study plan

surface electromyography-biofeedback

Device

Two electrodes were putted on the motor point of the extensor muscle of the hand and the foot. The positive electrode was placed on the distal zone of the hand or the foot, while the negative electrode was placed on the proximal zone.

Primary outcomes

  1. Extension Degree

    Time frame: 3 months

    Change in the extension ability of the upper an lower members depending on the activity of the extensor muscles

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fugl Meyer Test

    Time frame: 6 months

    Severity degree of the stroke-derived consequences

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of a Neurological Physiotherapy Program With Electromyography-biofeedback on the Motor Activation of the Extension of the Hand and Dorsiflexion of the Foot in Cerebrovascular Damage: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Acronym: EMGBIO-ICTUS

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 12, 2019
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2019

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