WAVES: Wristband accelerometers to motivate arm exercises after stroke

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Specialty: Stroke, Primary sub-specialty: Rehabilitation; UKCRC code/ Disease: Stroke/ Cerebrovascular diseases; Circulatory System; Stroke

• Registration Number: ISRCTN82306027
• Lead Sponsor: orthumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2016 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27769310 2018 activity data in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.067 (added 07/05/2021) 2019 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30845829/ (added 07/05/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 17 May 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 years and over
2. More than 48 hours but less than 3 months post stroke onset
3. New reduced upper limb function on one side.
4. Able to provide individual consent to participate in the study.
5. Living within the community services catchment area of a participating study centre
6. Receiving at least twice weekly NHS therapy which is planned to continue for four weeks from the start of the intervention

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severely reduced upper limb function which results in inability to lift the affected hand off the lap when sitting
2. Unable to follow the programme due to significant cognitive impairment or communication difficulties
3. Other significant upper limb impairment e.g. fixed contracture, frozen shoulder, severe arthritis, upper limb pain that inhibits participation in the programme
4. Diagnosis likely to interfere with rehabilitation e.g. registered blind, severe visual problems as a result of stroke, palliative treatment approach being provided
5. Unable to sense both Cues device vibratory prompts and visual display

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified