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NCT Number: NCT03096262

Transforming Robot-mediated Telerehabilitation: Citizen Science for Rehabilitation

The purpose of this study is to advance upper limb robot-mediated tele-rehabilitation for patients recovering from stroke by empowering them through active science participation. By varying the tasks' features and affordances of a platform that combines a low-cost haptic device on one hand, and an online citizen science platform on the other, investigators will evaluate different strategies for social telerehabilitation. the two fundamental modes of social interaction - competition and cooperation - in addition to a control condition. Specifically, citizen science activities will be performed by competing, cooperating, or isolated users, and their rehabilitation effectiveness examined. Such effectiveness will be measured by (i) participants' rehabilitation performance (inferred from sensorimotor data acquired through the platform and directly quantified by a supervising therapist); (ii) participants' motivations to contribute (measured through surveys administered online); and (iii) participants' emotional well-being and sense of self-esteem (measured through online surveys).

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Key information

Conditions

Hemiparesis Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Paresis Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stroke Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Matthew Bird

Baltimore, Maryland, 21231, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

For treatment group:

  • post-stroke hemiparesis >3 months
  • ability to stand or sit independently
  • sufficient cognitive skills to perform the exercises as demonstrated
  • full passive range of motion in the affected arm but limited active movement as determined by a upper extremity Fugl-Meyer score of <50/66
  • technical savvy and interest to use an internet platform

For control group:

(ii) no history of learning disabilities (iii) technical savvy and interest to use an internet platform

Exclusion criteria

For treatment group:

  • visual deficit such as deficit in visual acuity, eye movements, visual field cut, or neglect
  • medical comorbidity such as other neurological conditions (e.g. Parkinson's disease, brain tumor, epilepsy), or previous injury to the upper limb
  • pain in the upper limbs that prevents full passive range of motion to perform the exercises.

For control group:

  • visual deficit such as deficit in visual acuity, eye movements, visual field cut, or neglect
  • any previous injury or medical condition that prevents full passive range of motion to perform the exercises.

Treatment and study plan

Citizen Science intervention using kinect

Device

Users are asked to tag objects on a screen

Primary outcomes

  1. Feasibility of the kinect motion capture platform to capture movement assessed by range of motion

    Time frame: 1 day

    Range-of-motion measurements of the affected and unaffected arm using the kinect motion capture platform.

  2. Feasibility of the kinect motion capture platform to capture workload assessed by NASA Task Load Index

    Time frame: 1 day

    Assesses work load on five 7-point scales. A series of measures that capture workload. Each scale employs a visual analog scale that measures each of the domains. The domains are Mental Domain, Physical Demand, Temporal Demand, Performance, Effort and Frustration Level. Each scale domain and the Composite has a range from 0 to 100 with 100 being the highest indicator of workload.

  3. Feasibility of the kinect motion capture platform usability assessed by the System usability scale

    Time frame: 1 day

    Using a 10 item scale to assess the usability of the technology platform with stroke patients. The measure is scored on a 0-100 scale, a higher score means a better outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Other

Collaborators

  • Foundation for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • National Science Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

Feasibility of a Kinect-Based Citizen Science Telerehabilitation Platform

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Mar 30, 2017
Registry last updated
Jul 11, 2025

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