Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT03780296

Implementing Technology Enhanced Real Time Action Observation Therapy in Persons With Chronic Stroke

This is a feasibility study to alter the Microsoft Kinect software to be used as a rehabilitation tool. The prototype used is still in the early developing stage. The purpose of this research study is to develop a prototype of altered Microsoft Kinect Software and determine its use in improving the function of the study subjects' weaker extremities. The altered software will allow a viewing of the mirror image of the involved limb as it is moved. However, the image that is viewed will reflect normal movement even if the limb cannot move normally. By viewing normal movement of the weaker limbs the "mirror neuron" network in the brain will become activated and will ultimately improve the function of the weaker side.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Chronic Stroke Hemiparesis Hemiplegia Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Paralysis Paresis Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

40 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

MedRehab Canton

Canton, Michigan, 48187, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • - Adults 40 years of age and older having had a stroke greater than 6-months post onset
  • Able to follow commands in English
  • Medically stable and without acute illness, such as infection, inflammation, ongoing chest pain, or short of breath with walking and light activities
  • Able to stand up off of a standard height chair (16-18 inches)

Exclusion criteria

  • - Cognitive impairment as measured by a score below 24/30 on Mini Mental State Examination
  • A diagnoses of cancer involving the nervous or musculoskeletal system
  • Severe pain in arms, legs, or spine measured by >6/10 using Verbal Numerical Pain Rating Scale that prevents them from standing or walking independently
  • Diagnoses of other neurological diseases except for stroke, such as spinal cord injury or Parkinson's disease etc.
  • Individuals at the advanced stage of a disease and with less than 12 months to live.

Treatment and study plan

Real-time action observation with augmented Kinect

Device

Participants will receive 30 minutes of the augmented kinect software in real-time undergoing an exercise protocol involving seated upper extremity exercises, seated lower extremity exercises and standing upper extremity exercises.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Motor Activity Log (MAL)

    Time frame: 5 months

    MAL measures participants overall use or increased use and quality of use of affected upper limb

  2. Change in 9 Hole Peg Test (9HPT)

    Time frame: 5 months

    9 HPT is a timed standardized measure participants overall function of dexterity.

  3. Change in 10 Meter Walk Test (10mWT)

    Time frame: 5 months

    The 10mWT is a standardized measure used to assess participants timed walking speed in meters per second over a short distance

  4. Change in Functional Reach Test (FRT)

    Time frame: 5 months

    The functional reach test is a standardized measure assessing the participants ability to reach forward with unaffected arm

  5. Change in Timed Up and Go (TUG)

    Time frame: 5 months

    The TUG is a standardized measure which assesses participants mobility, balance, walking ability, and fall risk in older adults

  6. Change in 5 Time Sit to Stand (5xSS)

    Time frame: 5 months

    This is a standardized measure assessing participants functional lower limb strength.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Michigan

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Michigan-Flint

Registry information

Acronym: TERTAOT

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Dec 19, 2018
Registry last updated
Dec 19, 2018

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.