Dopaminergic Enhancement of Rehabilitation Therapy Early After Stroke
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-04-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study explores the effects of telerehabilitation and a study medication on
rehabilitation outcomes in patients with stroke resulting in arm weakness. Patients with arm
weakness due to a stroke that happened in the past 30 days will be randomized into one of
three groups: [1] TR and placebo (a sugar pill) on top of usual care; [2] TR and a medication
(Sinemet 25/100) on top of usual care; [3] or usual care alone (no TR and no pill, but people
in this group will be offered TR once the study is done). TR consists of 70 minutes/day of
activities targeting arm function, 6 days a week for 6 weeks.