Quantification of UE Use and Effects of Feedback in the Home Setting
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Registration Number
- NCT02995213
- Lead Sponsor
- Cleveland State University
- Brief Summary
The investigators are proposing a pilot study, the purpose of which is to use accelerometers to quantify UE use (1 and two hand use) in people post-stroke from which the investigators will develop use-based feedback to improve recovery in the home setting. The objectives of this pilot study are to:
i.) determine the feasibility of using accelerometers to quantify amount of UE use in the home setting in individuals chronic post-stroke,
ii.) quantify and compare the unilateral activity of the weaker (paretic) versus stronger (non-paretic) UEs, and
iii.) assess the effect of a 7 sessions of in-home accelerometer used-based feedback on unilateral and bilateral UE use.
iv.) assess kinematic, kinetic, and EMG data during UE movements unilaterally and bilaterally in subjects post-chronic stroke pre and post feedback.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 12
- Subjects post-stroke
- chronic post ischemic or hemorrhagic cortical or subcortical stroke
- 25 - 100 years old
- upper extremity impairment
- Subjects will need to be able to flex their paretic shoulder and their elbow > 40° without assist
- able to follow 2-step commands
- community dwelling with or without assistance
- intact superficial light touch sensation in both upper extremities
- must also have some movement in both arms
- can't currently have another neuromuscular disorders such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis
- no upper extremity injury within the last 3 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Accelerometer based paretic arm amount of use 3 week period
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method