Visual Feedback Therapy for Treating Individuals With Hemiparesis Following Stroke
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Hemiparesis
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
- Enrollment
- 72
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine whether an existing treatment for problems that participants have with making movements after a stroke can be performed at home.
Detailed Description
This study will compare two forms of home-based treatment for post-stroke problems making movements with the arms and hands. After initial pre-treatment assessments, participants will complete 4 weeks of treatment, with assessments after each week of treatment and 3 months after the completion of treatment.
Investigators
Steve Jax
Institute Scientist
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •6 months or more post-stroke
- •upper extremity Fugl-Meyer score between 10 and 50
- •no longer participating in upper-extremity physical or occupational therapy
- •sufficient comprehension ability to understand instructions
Exclusion Criteria
- •previous head trauma, psychiatric illness or chronic exposure to medications that might be expected to have lasting consequences for the central nervous system (e.g., haloperidol, dopaminergics)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer
Time Frame: Immediately after 1 month of treatment
This test measures impairment-level ability to move the arm and hand. Scores range from 0 to 66, with higher scores indicating greater ability to move the arm and hand.
Action Research Arm Test
Time Frame: 1 month
The test measures the ability to complete simulated everyday tasks with the arm. Scores range from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating better performance.
Rivermead Assessment of Somatosensory Performance
Time Frame: 1 month
This test measures the integrity of sensory perception of the arm. The score is the proportion of items answered correctly, and ranges from 0 to 1 with higher scores indicating better performance.
Virtual-reality Assessment of Navigation
Time Frame: 1 month
This test measures the ability to detect lateralized attention problems in a simulated navigation test. Evidence for lateralized attentional problems was defined as a 20% difference in item detection between the left and right side.
Secondary Outcomes
- Stroke Impact Scale(1 month)
- Wolf Motor Function Test(1 months)