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Actimetry Monitoring of the Paretic Upper Limb in Chronic Post Stroke.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Non-use of the Paretic Upper Limb
Chronic Stroke
Interventions
Device: Wearing bracelets (3-Axis Logging Accelerometer)
Registration Number
NCT05581602
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Montpellier
Brief Summary

After a stroke, 80% of patients continue to have difficulty using their paretic upper limb in activities of daily living (ADL) despite post-stroke rehabilitation practices that aim to promote the use of the paretic upper limb. It is known that functional recovery depends on actual use (Use it or Loose it), but one-time measurements in the clinic do not allow quantification of the actual use of the paretic upper limb in daily life (in the person's living environment).

The investigators hypothesize the feasibility of quantifying functional use of the paretic upper limb by actimetry in clinical routine.

Detailed Description

After a stroke, 80% of patients continue to have difficulty using their paretic upper limb in activities of daily living (ADL) despite post-stroke rehabilitation practices that aim to promote the use of the paretic upper limb. It is known that functional recovery depends on actual use (Use it or Loose it), but one-time measurements in the clinic do not allow quantification of the actual use of the paretic upper limb in daily life (in the person's living environment).

Project will monitor 30 chronic and 30 healthy subjects over one week period using two wrist worn sensors .

The main objective is to objectively quantify by actimetry, over 7 days, the real functional use of the paretic upper limb in the activities of daily living of post-stroke hemiparetic subjects in chronic phase, by the functional use ratio between the two arms (UseRatio).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
66
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria common to all participants:

  • Be between 18 and 90 years old

Post-stroke subjects should:

  • Having a stroke with motor sequelae in the upper limb
  • Be in the chronic phase (>3 months post-stroke) of a stroke whatever the aetiology
Exclusion Criteria

Non inclusion criteria common to all participants:

  • Absence of free, informed and express oral consent
  • No affiliation to a French social security system or beneficiary of such a system
  • Patient protected by law
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women

Not eligible for inclusion, post-stroke subjects:

  • Not understanding the constraints of the study
  • Have cognitive impairments that prevent them from understanding the study
  • With a known hemigligence in the medical record (omission > 8 on bells test)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Hemiparetic post-stroke subjectsWearing bracelets (3-Axis Logging Accelerometer)Stroke patients with motor sequelae in the upper limb.
Healthy subjectsWearing bracelets (3-Axis Logging Accelerometer)Subjects without stroke.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FuncUseRatio7 days

The paretic functional use score is a ratio of functional movements performed by the paretic upper limb to the sum of functional movements performed by the paretic and non-paretic upper limbs (in percentage %).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Use7 days

Measurement of the amount of functional movement of each upper limb, in an ecological situation during activities of daily living of post-stroke and healthy subjects.

Intensity7 days

Measurement of the intensity of movements (functional and non-functional) of each upper limb, in an ecological situation during activities of daily living of post-stroke and healthy subjects.

Motor deficitDuring the inclusion visit or information taken in the medical file

Motor deficit will be measured by the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity (FM-UE)

Dispersion of UseRatio6 months

The dispersion of UseRatio (UseRatioDisp) over the 6 repeated measurements will be measured by the intra-patient interquartile range

ProfilDuring intervention

The activity log is presented in the form of a table. The columns represent the days of recording (Day 1 =\> Day 7), the rows represent the time slots hour by hour

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University Hospital of Montpellier

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Montpellier, France

Jerome FROGER

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Nîmes, France

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