Recruiting

Virtual Occupations

Sponsor:

University of Manitoba

Code:

NCT03886480

Conditions

Stroke

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

SaeboVR

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy of the SaeboVR rehabilitation system for improving functional outcomes related to upper extremity motor recovery in stroke survivors.

The specific objectives are:

1. To explore the participants' level of performance and satisfaction with their performance in self-identified problem areas of daily functioning following a 4-week intervention using the SaeboVR rehabilitation system.
2. To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention protocol that emphasizes task-specific and goal-oriented virtual practice, reflecting the participants' self-identified goal priorities.

Conditions

Stroke

Study ID

NCT03886480

Start date

Apr 3, 2019

Status verified date

Apr, 2019

Completion date

May, 2019

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2019

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adults aged 18 or over with upper extremity deficits post stroke
  • admitted to Riverview Health Centre (Winnipeg, Canada) for stroke rehabilitation and are being discharged to home locations within the city of Winnipeg
  • referred to outpatient Occupational Therapy at the Health Sciences Centre (Winnipeg, Canada) for additional upper extremity retraining post-stroke
  • have a premorbid fully functional upper extremity
  • have anti-gravity strength of the affected elbow to at least 45 degrees of active flexion when in an upright seated position
  • have anti-gravity strength of the affected shoulder to at least 30 degrees of active flexion and active abduction/adduction when in an upright seated position
  • have active internal and external shoulder rotation of the affected shoulder to at least 15 degrees when in an upright seated position
  • able to speak and understand English
  • able to follow verbal instructions
  • have normal visual acuity with corrective lenses
  • have no noted visual neglect

Exclusion Criteria:

  • have a history of seizure
  • have arthritis or pain restricting repetitive training of the affected upper extremity

Study Design

Enrollment

2 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: SaeboVR

Use of the SaeboVR for task specific upper extremity training

Interventions

SaeboVR

Use of the SaeboVR rehabilitation system for approximately 1 hour, 3 times per week for 4 weeks. Each intervention session will consist of the participant engaging in a series of virtual occupations involving their affected upper extremity and will include a 5 minute warm up activity followed by 3, 15 minute sessions of virtual occupation practice separated by 2, 5 minute breaks. The virtual occupations will include: grocery shopping, grocery storage, breakfast preparation, pet shopping, pet feeding, pet bathing, garden planting, garden harvesting, dinner preparation, closet organizing, and soup kitchen volunteering.

Primary outcome measure

  • Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [ Time Frame: Change from baseline perception of occupational performance to 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Brenda Semenko, MSc

204-612-3182Brenda.Semenko@umanitoba.ca

Locations

University of Manitoba

Recruiting

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Contacts

Brenda L Semenko, MSc

204-612-3182Brenda.Semenko@umanitoba.ca

More Information

Sponsor

University of Manitoba

Last update posted

Apr 5, 2019

Last verified

Apr, 2019

Keywords

  • rehabilitation, upper extremity, virtual reality, SaeboVR

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 2019-04-05.