Recruiting

Tele-rehabilitation

Sponsor:

University of Manitoba

Code:

NCT02494362

Conditions

Stroke

Hemiplegia

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Computer gaming hand exercise regimen.

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a novel computer gaming hand exercise regimen would improve hand and arm function and be feasible in people with hemiplegia after Stroke affecting the hand.

Conditions

Stroke

Hemiplegia

Study ID

NCT02494362

Start date

Aug, 2015

Status verified date

May, 2016

Completion date

May, 2017

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2017

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 40 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Time since stroke onset less than 1 year.
  • Ability to actively extend at least 10 degrees at the Metacarpophalangeal and Interphalangeal joints and 10 degrees at the wrist. At least 30 degree of active flexion-extension at elbow and some active movements present at the shoulder joint.
  • English speaking.
  • No clinical evidence of cognitive impairment (screened by physician or therapist).
  • Have a personal computer at home.
  • Lives in Winnipeg.
  • Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients having excessive spasticity, pain or contractures in the more affected limb will not be included in the study.
  • Convulsive seizures preventing adequate attention to task.
  • Problem with vision.
  • Aphasia.
  • Apraxia.

Study Design

Enrollment

15 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Experimental Group

Computer gaming hand exercise regimen.

Interventions

Computer gaming hand exercise regimen.

Computer gaming hand exercise regimen using common objects of daily life. The hand exercises are coupled with commercially available computer games and will be performed 30 minutes,four times per week for 12 weeks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Wolf Motor Function Test (Change is being assessed) [ Time Frame: Baseline and 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Tony Szturm, PhD

204-789-3897tony.szturm@umanitoba.ca

Locations

School of Medical Rehabilitation , University of Mantioba

Recruiting

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3e 0T6

Principal Investigator:

Tony Szturm, PT, PhD

Riverview Health Centre

Recruiting

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 1a3

Contacts

Sepideh Pooyania, MD

(204) 478-6219spooyania@rhc.mb.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of Manitoba

Last update posted

May 13, 2016

Last verified

May, 2016

Keywords

  • Hand exercises
  • Hand function
  • Computer based exercises
  • Therapeutic gaming

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Manitoba on 2016-05-13.