Cauraugh 2006

Trial name or title	Subacute stroke recovery (upper extremity motor function): bimanual co‐ordination training
Methods	Treatment, randomised, double‐blind (participant, outcomes assessor), dose comparison, parallel assignment, efficacy study
Participants	44 participants Inclusion criteria: ability to complete 10º of wrist or finger extension from a 60 to 65º flexed position; score less than 56 on the upper extremity subscale of the Fugl‐Meyer Assessment; ability to voluntarily activate slight movements in the wrist and fingers so that the EMG activity reaches a minimal level on the microprocessor for electrical stimulation to be activated; unilateral, first stroke of ischaemic or haemorrhagic origin in the carotid artery distribution; free of major post‐stroke complications; able to attend therapy 2 days/week or 4 days/week for 2 weeks; score at least 16 on the MMSE; able to discriminate sharp from dull and light touch using traditional sensation tests Exclusion criteria: hemiparetic arm is insensate; motor impairments from stroke on opposite side of body; pre‐existing neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, or dementia; legal blindness or severe visual impairment; life expectancy less than 1 year; severe arthritis or orthopaedic problems that limit passive range of motion of upper extremity joints (passive finger extension < 40º; passive wrist extension < 40º; passive elbow extension < 40º; shoulder flexion/abduction < 80º); history of sustained alcoholism or drug abuse in the last 6 months; has pacemaker or other implanted device; pregnant
Interventions	Behavioural: bilateral movement practice + neuromuscular electrical stimulation Behavioural: bilateral motor practice + neuromuscular electrical stimulation Behavioural: sham electrical stimulation + bilateral motor practice
Outcomes	Fugl‐Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Test Box and Block Test Wolf Motor Function Test Fractionated Reaction Time and Sustained Muscle Contraction
Starting date	August 2006
Contact information	James H Cauraugh PhD jcaura@hhp.ufl.edu
Notes	Trial due to complete July 2009 We have contacted the investigators of this trial to identify if this study is the same as reported Cauraugh 2009 (excluded trial)