E-learning+ Rehab Therapy (TEAACH)

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Stroke

Treatments

Behavioral: TEAACH

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT04245449

P20GM109040-06 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

00081749

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stroke survivors with arm paresis because of stroke use their "good" arm for daily activities, but in doing so may be self-limiting their own recovery of the "bad" arm. Traditional models of stroke rehabilitation fail to fully engage the survivor and care partner(s) in actively planning post-discharge habits that improve their capacity to live well over their entire lives. This study will test a cutting-edge in-person therapy + online training program designed to progressively transfer the responsibility of driving post-stroke recovery from the therapist to the survivor.

Enrollment

7 patients

Sex

All

Ages

21 to 90 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

paresis of one arm/hand because of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke >2 mo. and <3 yrs prior
moderate arm impairment defined as a baseline Fugl-Meyer Assessment of the Upper Extremity score of at least 32±2 points but no more than 47±2 points (out of 60 points)
Montreal Cognitive Assessment score ≥22
ability to read English
ability to communicate as per the therapists' judgement at baseline testing
21-90 years of age
wi-fi connection in the home and either a computer, smartphone or tablet.

Exclusion criteria

lesion or injury to brainstem or cerebellum
other neurological disease that may impair motor or learning skills (e.g., Parkinson's Disease);
pain interfering with reaching
uncorrected vision making it difficult to read information on a computer, tablet or phone.