Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03807557
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* (1) clinical and imagine diagnosis of a first or recurrent unilateral stroke ≥ 3 months; (2) upper limb spasticity (modified Ashworth scale of ≥ 1+ for elbow flexor and/or forearm pronator and/or finger flexor muscles and/or wrist flexor muscles (Bohannon \& Smith, 1987); (3) initial motor part of UE of FMA score ranging from 17 to 56, indicating moderate to severe movement impairment (Duncan, Goldstein, Matchar, Divine, \& Feussner, 1992; Fugl Meyer, Jaasko, \& Leyman, 1975; Park, Wolf, Blanton, Winstein, \& Nichols-Larsen, 2008); (4) no serious cognitive impairment (i.e., Mini Mental State Exam score \> 20) (Teng \& Chui, 1987); (5) age ≥ 20 years ; and (6) willing to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* 1\. pregnant 2. with bilateral hemispheric or cerebellar lesions 3. sever aphasia 4. significant visual field deficits or hemineglect 5. contraindication for BoNT-A injection 6. treatment with BoNT-A within 4 months before recruitment 7. any fixed joint contracture of the affected upper limb 8. a history of orthopedic or other neurological diseases and/or medical conditions that would prevent adherence to the rehabilitation protocol.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Study:
NCT03807557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03807557