Quantification of UE Use and Effects of Feedback in the Home Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke
• Interventions: Behavioral: Accelerometer based feedback about paretic arm use

• 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

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted: 2016-12-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-15
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-16
• Status Verified: 2017-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-09-25
• Last Update Posted: 2017-09-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Feedback Intervention	Accelerometer based feedback about paretic arm use	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Accelerometer based paretic arm amount of use	3 week period