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Telerehabilitation for the Hand and Arm After Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT ID: NCT00295399

Last Updated: 2008-08-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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The goal of this project is to develop a low-cost, user-friendly, portable telerehabilitation system for physical therapy of the upper limb after stroke or traumatic brain injury. The system is based on the use of a commercially available force feedback joystick and will work with an ordinary home PC and a standard high-speed internet connection. Using the joystick, the patient will perform exercises designed to aid in recovering motor function of the hand and arm. The joystick will be programmed to either assist or resist the patient's movements. The system will include sophisticated analysis of patient status and progress to provide the therapist and physician with detailed information. In the first phase of the study, we will develop the system in cooperation with the physical therapy staff and other rehabilitation specialists. The investigators will examine the usability, comfort, safety and therapeutic benefit of the system. In the second phase of the study, the investigators will employ the system in patients' homes, using the internet to connect to rehabilitation specialists in the clinic. The study hypothesis is that it is possible to adapt commercially available, low cost gaming equipment such as force feedback joysticks to provide therapy for patients in their own homes, and that patients will be able to work with this system and will find it enjoyable and helpful for recovering motor function.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cerebrovascular Accident Traumatic Brain Injury

Keywords

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cerebrovascular accident traumatic brain injury stroke telerehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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The Jerusalem Telerehabilitation System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Post-cerebrovascular accident or post-traumatic brain injury
* In medically stable condition
* Resident in Israel

Note: In addition there will be healthy, age-matched volunteers

Exclusion Criteria

* History of psychiatric illness
* Grade of less than 23 in the Mini-Mental Test
* Inability to understand informed consent form
* Inability to follow 3-step instructions
* Pregnancy
* Receptive aphasia
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ono Academic College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ono Academic College

Principal Investigators

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Heidi Sugarman, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Ono Academic College

Joseph Tiran, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

Ehud Dayan, BSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Sonarion Hadassah Virtual Reality Center

Locations

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Hadassah Medical Organization

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Chaim Sheba Medical Center

Tel Litwinsky, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Central Contacts

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Heidi Sugarman, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 972-2652-4495

Email: [email protected]

References

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Sugarman H, Dayan E, Weisel-Eichler A, Tiran J. The Jerusalem TeleRehabilitation System, a new low-cost, haptic rehabilitation approach. Cyberpsychol Behav. 2006 Apr;9(2):178-82. doi: 10.1089/cpb.2006.9.178.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16640475 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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JTRS001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id