Efficacy Study of the Music Glove Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries

University of California Irvine (UCI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries

Treatments: Device: Music Glove; Other: Conventional Hand Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02473614

2R44HD074331-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2R44HD074331-02 [2008-6432]

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators are trying to determine the therapeutic effect of the music glove and conventional hand exercise program to patients with spinal cord injuries. All participants will be randomized into two groups: AB and BA. They will all exercise at least 3 times a week for 3 weeks with minimum of 3 hours of exercise time per week. Participants will receive the other intervention at their 3 week post-therapy follow-up visits. Clinical evaluations will be performed at baseline 1 and 2 (3 to 10 days apart), post-therapy after the first intervention, 3-week post-therapy follow up, post-therapy after the second intervention, and 3-week post-second intervention follow up visits.

Enrollment: 11 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• History of spinal cord injury affecting the arm and hand functions, at least 6 months prior to enrollment
• Upper extremity weakness as measured on a standard clinical scale
• No active major psychiatric problems, or neurological/orthopedic problems affecting the training upper extremity
• No active major neurological disease other than the spinal cord injury
• Absence of pain in the affected upper extremity

Exclusion criteria

• Severe tone at the affected upper extremity as measured on a standard clinical scale
• Severe sensory/proprioception deficit at the affected upper extremity as measured on a standard clinical scale
• Difficulty in understanding or complying with instructions given by the experimenter
• Inability to perform the experimental task that will be studied
• Increased pain with movement of the training upper extremity

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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11 participants in 2 patient groups

Music Glove

Experimental group

Description:

Music Glove is a glove with sensors attached to the tips of all 5 fingers. The glove is connected to a software musical program like guitar hero. Participants will follow the rhythm or musical notes of the songs and move their fingers accordingly. Participants are reinforced with biofeedback that includes visual and auditory cues when the correct sequences are achieved.

Treatment:

Device: Music Glove

Conventional Hand Exercise Program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional Hand Exercise Program includes range of motion exercises, strengthening exercises, coordinating exercises of the hand and fingers. This exercise program is designed by an occupational therapist and is a general exercise program that a stroke patient will receive when he/she is being discharged from the hospital.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Hand Exercise Program