Smartphone Rehabilitation App For Stroke Survivor

This is a pilot study of a smartphone app in which the tool will be developed and validation of the tool will be done for the rehabilitation of upper limb in stroke survivors. The study will be divided into two phases. The first phase will be the development of a smartphone app for upper limb function. The second phase of the study will be a pilot study where 10 stroke patients will be recruited and upper limb intervention will be applied through a smartphone app.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

40 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Riphah International University

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Subacute and chronic stroke patient > 3 months post stroke till 1 year.
Modified Ashworth scale scoring ≤ 2
An ability to understand the command
First ever stroke
Grade II, III on Functional mobility Scale
Able to use and comprehend smart phone.

Exclusion criteria

Vestibular disorders, paroxysmal vertigo
Presence of other neurological conditions such as neglect, hemianopsia and pushing syndrome

Treatment and study plan

Smartphone Rehabilitation Application

Device

Upper Limb Exercise Protocol:

Passive Exercises

ROMs for shoulder, ROMs for elbow, ROMs for wrist,fingers and thumb

Active/Assisted Exercises

bilateral shoulder flexion with both hands interlocked, Elbow pronation and supination, Wrist flexion and extension with the help of unaffected hand, Forearm to box, Extend elbow (side), Hand to box (front)

Functional Activities

Lift can, Lift pencil, Lift paper clip, Stack checkers,Flip cards, Fold towel, drinking water from a glass, lifting a glass of water to a level of 90° shoulder flexion with an extended elbow, moving 5 crystals from the table to a box, wiping the table with a towel with the elbow extended, grasping and releasing a 6 cm in diameter tennis ball, combing their hair, Eating with affected hand, opening and closing jars

Primary outcomes

Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT)

Time frame: 4 weeks

The Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) quantifies upper limb motor ability through timed and functional tasks. Original WMFT contains 21 items but widely used WMFT contains 17 items.

The maximum time allowed for each task is 120 seconds. Each task is rated on a 6 point scale of 0-5 0 means unable to attempt the task while 5 means normal. Lower scores indicate lower functioning levels.
Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT)

Time frame: 4 weeks

The Nine-Hole Peg Test (9HPT) is used to measure finger dexterity in various neurological conditions.

Patients are scored in seconds based on the time taken to complete the activity. The stopwatch should be started from the moment the participant touches the first peg until the moment the last peg hits the container.

Alternative scoring - the number of pegs placed in 50 or 100 seconds can be recorded. In this case, results are expressed as the number of pegs placed per second

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2022
Study completion: 2022
First posted: Dec 1, 2021
Registry last updated: Apr 18, 2022

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