hoMEcare aRm rehabiLItatio
- Conditions
- Stroke (single) with resulting unilateral paresis.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28842
- Lead Sponsor
- MCG
- Brief Summary
Rozevink, S. G., Sluis, C. K. van der, Garzo, A., Keller, T., & Hijmans, J. M. (2021). hoMEcare aRm rehabiLItatioN (MERLIN): Telerehabilitation using an unactuated device based on serious games improves the upper limb function in chronic stroke. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation (InPress), 18(48), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00841-3 Rozevink, S. G., van der Sluis, C. K., & Hijmans, J. M. (2021). HoMEcare aRm rehabiLItatioN (MERLIN): preliminary evidence of long term effects of telerehabilitation using an unactuated training device on upper limb function after stroke. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 18(141), 1–9. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00934-z
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 15
18 years or older
-Unilateral paresis with at least some proximal voluntary movement capability (max FMA-UE = 50)
-First incidence of single stroke or stuttering stroke
-Minimal 6 months and maximal 3 years post-stroke
-Able to perform finger extension 3 times
-Ability to give informed consent, understand and execute simple instructions
-Visual, mental and cognitive ability to assimilate and actively participate in the protocol
-Being able to speak and understand Dutch/English
-Know how to operate a computer (or have someone to help) and have the possibility to train at home.
-Multiple strokes or bilateral impairment
-Inability to give informed consent
-Moderate or severe cognitive impairment
-Depression
-Other medical disorders which could have effect on the results of the intervention such as rheumatic disorders or shoulder pain
-Following occupational or physiotherapy specifically focussed on the arm/hand
-Patients who have a positive predictor within 24 hours, such as wrist movement
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Upper Extremity (FMA-UE), EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D), Intrinsic Motivation Inventory (IMI), System Usability Scale (SUS), Dutch Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (D-QUEST) and biomechanical data using the ArmAssist Assessment (AAA) and Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs). Subjective opinion of the patient about the effectiveness and usability will be assessed during in-depth interviews.