Effects of Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Using Smart Glove in Stroke Patients

Seoul National University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Stroke; Hemiplegia

Treatments: Device: Smart Glove Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02592759

16-2015-74

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the therapeutic effects of smart glove which is motion-based program designed for upper extremity rehabilitation after stroke.

Full description

This study will evaluate the therapeutic effects (upper extremity power, function and activity of daily living) of smart glove which is motion-based rehabilitation program.

Enrollment: 23 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• CT or MRI proved 1st stroke patients with unilateral hemiplegia caused by stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic, intracranial hemorrhage)
• 72 hours ~ 3 months after stroke
• Upper extremity hemiplegia with Brunnström stage 2-5.
• The patients can sit to receive treatment for at least 1 hour

Exclusion criteria

• The patients cannot perform occupational treatments because of severe hemineglect or hemianopia
• Contracture due to severe limitation of motion
• Upper extremity spasticity in the wrist and fingers with modified Ashworth scale > 2 points
• Fugl-Meyer Assessment-Wrist & Hand score >= 21 points
• moderate to severe cognitive dysfunction < MMSE 18 points
• Severe aphasia
• The patients who has been diagnosed as malignant tumor

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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23 participants in 2 patient groups

Smart Glove Group

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects will be treated with conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes and smart glove treatment for 30 minutes. 5 treatments per week will be conducted a total of 2 weeks.

Treatment:

Device: Smart Glove Treatment

Homework group

No Intervention group

Description:

The subjects will be treated with conventional occupational therapy for 30 minutes and upper extremity rehabilitation homework which means the self training at bedside, for 30 minutes. 5 treatments per week will be conducted a total of 2 weeks.