Feasibility and usability of a hand support and arm support controlled by EMG, voice or wink

Completed

Conditions: CVA
stroke
10007963

Registration Number: NL-OMON46413

Lead Sponsor: Revalidatiecentrum Het Roessingh

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Arm support tests
Patients is clinically diagnosed with a left sided unilateral ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
Patient*s age is between 18-80 years
Time passed since onset of disease is at least three months
The patient*s right arm is affected
Score on Medical Research Council Scale of the shoulder and elbow * 3
Patient has sufficient cognitive status to understand two-step instructions in Dutch
Patients has (corrected to) normal vision
Patients has provided written informed consent ;Grasp support testen
Patients is clinically diagnosed with unilateral ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
Patient*s age is between 18-80 years
Time passed since onset of disease is at least three months
The patient*s left or right hand/arm is affected
Active extension of the fingers to grasp a cylindrical object
Patients has sufficient cognitive status to understand two-step instructions in Dutch
Patients has (corrected to) normal vision
Patients has provided written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* People with severe sensory problems of the affected upper extremity
* Patients with remarkably increased muscle tone, measured by score on the Ashworth scale > 2
* People with severe acute pain of the affected hand and/ or arm
* People who participate in other studies that can affect functional performance of the hand
* People having insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to understand the purpose or methods of the study
* People with severe contractures limiting passive range of motion
* People with co-morbidities limiting functional use of the hand
* People with wounds on their hand that can give a problem when using the system

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Outcomes of the questionnaires regarding usability (System Usability scale and<br /><br>other questionnaire)</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>* The number of attempts needed to perform the task<br /><br>* The number of times the system recognized the command correctly, the false<br /><br>positive and negative positive rate<br /><br>* The distance from the target location in centimeters to test the accuracy of<br /><br>the system<br /><br>* Time needed to complete the task<br /><br>* Success rate defined as percentage of tasks completed successfully by the user<br /><br>* The distance between the target location and achieved hand location after a<br /><br>movement (in centimeters) to assess the performance of the patient if less than<br /><br>100% support is provided.<br /><br>* How often a good distinction can be made between reaching and reach-to-grasp<br /><br>movement, and the false- and negative positive rates</p><br>