Feasibility of technology-assisted task-oriented skill training of the upper extremity in persons with a cervical spinal cord injury: a pilot study

Completed

• Conditions: cervical spinal cord injury; damage to the spinal cord at the level of the neck; 10041543

• Registration Number: NL-OMON34084
• Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Maastricht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 6

Inclusion Criteria

- (in)complete C-SCI at level C3-T1
- having finished active rehabilitation at least one year ago
- presence of problems with arm-hand skill performance
- age 18 years or older
- ability to sit up for at least 4 hours
- minimal wrist extension of 10 degrees
- minimal finger extension of 30 degrees

Exclusion Criteria

- Additional neurologic, orthopedic, or rheumatic illnesses which may interfere with daily activities and arm-hand function
- Severe spasticity (Ashworth score no higher than 4)
- Inability to perform measurement of arm-hand function and arm-hand skill performance

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- VLT (SF) (Van Lieshout Test)<br /><br>- SCIM III (Spinal Cord Independence Measure version III)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- International classification for Surgery of the Hand in Tetraplegia (ICSHT)<br /><br>- Microfet</p><br>