Muscular Strengthening for Paretic Knee Flexor and Extensor by Conventional Physiotherapy on Chronic Hemiplegic Stroke Patients (RenforcHémi)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00570570 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: December 11, 2007
Last Update Posted
: August 20, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hemiplegia Stroke | Procedure: Muscular Strengthening for paretic knee flexor and extensor Other: conventional physiotherapy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 91 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Muscular Strengthening for Paretic Knee Flexor and Extensor by Conventional Physiotherapy on Chronic Hemiplegic Stroke Patients |
Study Start Date : | May 2008 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2013 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2013 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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group 1
Muscular Strengthening for paretic knee flexor and extensor
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Procedure: Muscular Strengthening for paretic knee flexor and extensor
thrice a week during 6 weeks
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Active Comparator: group 2
conventional physiotherapy
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Other: conventional physiotherapy
trice a week during 6 weeks
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- Gait comfortable speed [ Time Frame: 3 months ]
- gait analysis (gait maximal speed, kymographic and dynamometric analysis, quality of gait parameter) FIM MOS-SF36 Spasticity (Tardieu Scale) [ Time Frame: 3 months ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hemipegia due to ischaemic or hemorrhagic stroke more than 6 months ago
- 1st and unique cerebral lesion (Xscan or MRI)
- ability to walk 15 m with or without cane or crutch
- able to understand and give approved consent
- quadriceps at 3/5 (MRC) or stronger
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current treatment with botulinum toxin for spasticity of the paretic flexor or extensor of the knee
- Cardiovascular disease contra-indicating effort and strengthening
- Pregnancy
- Evolving pathology
- Rheumatic disease of the knee contraindicating strengthening
- Aphasia with severe comprehension impairment

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00570570
France | |
Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation Fonctionnelle, rue Angély Cavlié | |
Albi, France, 81000 | |
Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Hôpital Pellegrin, CHU de Bordeaux, | |
Bordeaux, France, 33076 | |
Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Hôpital Jean Rebeyrol, CHU de Limoges, | |
Limoges, France, 87042 cedex | |
Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Hôpital de Salies du Salat | |
Salies du Salat, France, 31260 | |
Service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, Hôpital Rangueil, CHU de Toulouse, TSA 50032 | |
Toulouse, France, 31059 |
Principal Investigator: | Xavier D de Boissezon | University Hospital, Toulouse |
Responsible Party: | University Hospital, Toulouse |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00570570 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
07 020 08 PHRC ( Other Grant/Funding Number: 07 020 08 ) |
First Posted: | December 11, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 20, 2015 |
Last Verified: | August 2015 |
Keywords provided by University Hospital, Toulouse:
stroke hemiplegia gait Strengthening Physiotherapy |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Stroke Hemiplegia Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Paralysis Neurologic Manifestations Signs and Symptoms |