Telerehabilitation for the Hand and Arm After Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Cerebrovascular Accident; Traumatic Brain Injury

• Registration Number: NCT00295399
• Lead Sponsor: Ono Academic College

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to develop a low-cost, user-friendly, portable telerehabilitation system for physical therapy of the upper limb after stroke or traumatic brain injury. The system is based on the use of a commercially available force feedback joystick and will work with an ordinary home PC and a standard high-speed internet connection. Using the joystick, the patient will perform exercises designed to aid in recovering motor function of the hand and arm. The joystick will be programmed to either assist or resist the patient's movements. The system will include sophisticated analysis of patient status and progress to provide the therapist and physician with detailed information. In the first phase of the study, we will develop the system in cooperation with the physical therapy staff and other rehabilitation specialists. The investigators will examine the usability, comfort, safety and therapeutic benefit of the system. In the second phase of the study, the investigators will employ the system in patients' homes, using the internet to connect to rehabilitation specialists in the clinic. The study hypothesis is that it is possible to adapt commercially available, low cost gaming equipment such as force feedback joysticks to provide therapy for patients in their own homes, and that patients will be able to work with this system and will find it enjoyable and helpful for recovering motor function.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2006-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-02-21
• Study First Posted: 2006-02-23
• Status Verified: 2008-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-08-11
• Last Update Posted: 2008-08-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• Post-cerebrovascular accident or post-traumatic brain injury
• In medically stable condition
• Resident in Israel

Note: In addition there will be healthy, age-matched volunteers

Exclusion Criteria

• History of psychiatric illness
• Grade of less than 23 in the Mini-Mental Test
• Inability to understand informed consent form
• Inability to follow 3-step instructions
• Pregnancy
• Receptive aphasia

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Modified motor assessment scale
Kinematic analysis
Feedback questionnaires for patients, therapists and caretakers

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Chaim Sheba Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Tel Hashomer, Israel

Hadassah Medical Organization; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel