Efficacy of Folrex in the Superior Extremity Rehabilitation After Acute Stroke

Catalysis SL40 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether Folrex, could improve the motor recovery of the upper extremity after stroke in comparison with placebo during 4 weeks of treatment.

Periodical measures of the motor recovery, of the upper extremity, by Fugl-Meyer score, it will be done at the beginning, at fifth day and at month. Each value will be compare to evaluate whether the groups of patient improve.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

FolrexDRUG

Folrex cream, in the early rehabilitations in the upper extremity, before daily rehabilitation

PlaceboDRUG

Placebo cream, in the early rehabilitations in the upper extremity, before daily rehabilitation

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with acute stroke \< 24 hours. * Patients with impairment up to 4 on NIHSS scale. * Family support. * Informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of another disease not well controlled. * Patient with dementia.

Locations (1)

Salvador Allende Hospital

Havana, La Habana, Cuba

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Periodical measures of the motor recovery, of the upper extremity, by Fugl-Meyer score, it will be done at the beginning, at fifth day and at month (4 weeks).

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Barthel index

Time frame: 4 weeks

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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