IMPACT OF COMPUTERIZED GLOVE ON FACILITATING HAND FUNCTION RECOVERY AND NEURAL PLASTICITY IN STROKE

Ahmed Alshimy

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Other: Selected hand program; Other: Hand rehabilitation program using the computerized glove

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06520748

P.T.REC/012/004602

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hand impairment post-stroke is a common condition that contributes to disability around the world. An effective intervention is required to optimize functional outcomes in the rehabilitation of hand-in-stroke patients.

Full description

Thirty male/female stroke patients in the sub-acute phase were randomly assigned in to the two groups (study and control) in sets of three. The study group (A) (n = 15) underwent a hand rehabilitation program using the computerized glove combined with the selected hand program. The control group (B) (n = 15) received only the selected hand program. The treatment schedules for 18 consecutive treatment sessions, three times per week.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 45 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The patient's age ranges from 45 to 65 years old with a minimum score of 24 points on the Mini Mental Test.
2. Duration of illness ranges from (6weeks to 6 months) after stroke onset.
3. first stroke.
4. Upper limb spasticity ranged from 1+ to 2 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale.
5. With a minimum 10° extension and/or flexion of the wrist or fingers, an ability to flex and extend the wrist joint five times continuously without losing active range of motion.

Exclusion Criteria: Patients with the following

1. apraxia or hemianopsia.
2. diabetic polyneuropathy.
3. Aphasia , cognitive deficits.
4. a previous disability in the upper limbs, tactile agnosia (stereognosis).
5. LT hemiplegia, Post Botox injection, recurrent stroke, and Posterior parietal lesion.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

underwent a hand rehabilitation program using the computerized glove combined with the selected hand program

Treatment:

Other: Hand rehabilitation program using the computerized glove

Other: Selected hand program

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

received only the selected hand program

Treatment:

Other: Selected hand program