Effects of Mobile Application Dexteria Fine Motor Skills on Hand Dexterity and Grip Strength in Chronic Stroke Patients

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Occlusion; Stroke, Ischemic; Skill, Social

Treatments: Other: app based training with conventional therapy; Other: conventional therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05490797

REC/RCR & AHS/21/0255

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine the effects of mobile application dexteria fine motor skills on hand dexterity and grip strength in chronic stroke patients

Full description

This study will be conducted to investigate the effects of mobile applications of dexterity fine motor skills on hand dexterity and grip strength in chronic stroke patients. Data will be collected from Jinnah hospital Lahore and Riphah Rehabilitation center Lahore. All 22 patients will be taken using random sampling. Both study groups will be given common treatment of conventional hand function. The subjects will randomly assign to the experiment group with mobile apps training and the control group without mobile app training. Mobile applications like Dexteria, ScribbleKid, PegLight and Bowling game will be used for the purpose of training and success rate will be considered as outcome measure. Test and tools include the Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT), the Fugl-Meyer Motor assessment (FMA), The Box & Block Test (BBT), and Grip strength will be assessed using a hand dynamometer. SPSS 25 version will be used for data entry and analysis.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Six months to 2 years post stroke
• Participants must be able to open and close their fingers (even only 2 cm of movement)
• Before stroke there must be fully functional hand
• Normal or intact vision

Exclusion criteria

• Neurological disorders other than stroke for example multiple sclerosis or Parkinson disease.
• Upper extremities acute orthopaedic conditions.
• Any cardiopulmonary complications
• Medically unstable patients.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 2 patient groups

app based training with conventional therapy

Experimental group

Description:

In experimental group app based training will be performed along with conventional hand fine motor skills and dexterity therapy.

Treatment:

Other: app based training with conventional therapy

conventional therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

The control group will receive conventional hand function rehabilitation therapy including, strengthening exercises which consist of palm down wrist flexion exercise, dexterity( shifting exercise) and fine motor skills(nine peg hole exercise)

Treatment:

Other: conventional therapy