Effects of Novel Game Rehabilitation System on Upper Extremity Function of Patients With Stroke

National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Procedure: Conventional occupational therapy; Device: E-glove system

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02029651

NRC-2013-04-035

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether novel upper extremity rehabilitation system for patients with stroke(e-glove system) are effective in the rehabilitation compared to conventional occupational therapy

Enrollment: 59 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Hemiplegic stroke patients
• Medical research council scale >= 2 of finger or wrist flexor/extensor
• Medical research council scale >= 2 of elbow pronation/supination

Exclusion criteria

• Bilateral weakness of upper extremities
• Uncontrolled medical or surgical illness
• Predisposing psychological or neurological disorders
• Severe aphasia unable to communicate
• Severe cognitive impairment not to cooperate
• Severe pain impeding upper extremity rehabilitation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

---

59 participants in 2 patient groups

E-glove system

Experimental group

Description:

E-glove rehabilitation system for upper extremity

Treatment:

Device: E-glove system

Conventional occupational therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

conventional occupational therapy

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional occupational therapy