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Comparative Effects of CIMT and TOT on Hand Function Recovery in Post Stroke Patients
Sponsor: Riphah International University
Summary
This controlled clinical study investigates and compares the effectiveness of CIMT and TOT in improving hand function among post-stroke patients. A total of 48 participants from hospitals in Sialkot will be randomly divided into two groups and receive a 3-week intervention consisting of 15 sessions. Outcomes will be assessed using the 9-Hole Peg Test, Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test, and grip strength, and the data will be analyzed using SPSS-21 under a single-blinded design.
Official title: Comparative Effects of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy and Task-oriented Training on Hand Function Recovery in Post Stroke Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
45 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2025-07-12
Completion Date
2026-10
Last Updated
2026-09-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy
Participants will undergo intensive upper limb rehabilitation involving shaping techniques, repetitive task practice, and restraint of the unaffected upper limb for 90% of waking hours, 5 days per week for 3 weeks. The therapy is delivered for 3 weeks (15 sessions; 5 sessions per week), with each session lasting approximately 60 minutes of structured rehabilitation training plus additional functional practice as prescribed. Activities are progressively graded and include fine motor tasks, object manipulation, and functional reaching and grasping exercises designed to promote neuroplasticity and motor recovery
Task-Oriented Training
Participants will receive task-specific upper limb rehabilitation involving functional activities, bilateral tasks, object manipulation, and daily living task practice for 45-60 minutes per session, 5 days per week for 3 weeks. Each session consists of a 45-60 minute structured rehabilitation program including warm-up (ROM and stretching), task-specific training (reaching, grasping, pegboard, coin and card tasks), and bilateral functional activities with progressive difficulty and a cool-down phase. The intervention is delivered at an intensity of 5 sessions per week for 3 weeks, totaling 15 sessions.
Locations (1)
department of physiotherapy, Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital
Sialkot, Punjab Province, Pakistan