A Randomized Controlled Trial of Bilateral Movement-based Computer Games Training to Improve Motor Function of Upper Limb and Quality of Life in Sub-acute Stroke Patient

Shatin Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Bilateral movement-based computer training; Other: Video-directed conventional training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03618732

HMRF02133096

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims at investigating whether bilateral movement-based training with computer games could augment motor function of paretic upper limb and improve quality of life in sub-acute stroke patients.

Enrollment: 93 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 45-85
• Diagnosis of ischaemic brain injury or intracerebral hemorrhage by MRI or computed tomography 1 week to 6 months after the onset of current stroke
• Scoring > 6 of 10 of Abbreviated Mental Test
• Ability of the paretic hand to hold the game controller (minimal control)
• Able to give informed consent of the study
• Can understand instructions given by English or Cantonese

Exclusion criteria

• Any additional medical, cardiovascular and orthopaedic condition that would hinder the proper assessment and treatment
• Having cardiac pacemaker
• Receptive dysphasia
• Undergoing drug studies or other clinical trials

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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93 participants in 2 patient groups

Bilateral movement-based computer training

Experimental group

Description:

All subjects underwent 16 sessions of assigned treatment (2 times per week; for 8 weeks; 3 hours standardized rehabilitation program per visit) There was 1.5 hours standardized conventional physiotherapy training a 1.5 hours multi-disciplinary program which consisted of standardized occupational therapy, speech therapy and nursing care. Subjects in Intervention Group will be assigned an additional 30 minutes bilateral movement-based computer games(Able-X) training program of upper limb.

Treatment:

Other: Bilateral movement-based computer training

Video-directed conventional training

Other group

Description:

All subjects underwent 16 sessions of assigned treatment (2 times per week; for 8 weeks; 3 hours standardized rehabilitation program per visit) There was 1.5 hours standardized conventional physiotherapy training a 1.5 hours multi-disciplinary program which consisted of standardized occupational therapy, speech therapy and nursing care.

Treatment:

Other: Video-directed conventional training