Multi-user Touch Surfaces for Promoting Social Participation and Self-efficacy in Upper-limb Stroke Rehabilitation

Universidade da Madeira

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Efficacy; Stroke; Social Interaction; Motor Activity

Treatments: Other: Physical rehabilitation interactive table; Other: Physical rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05316766

UMadeira

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of conventional therapy with a framework intervention for upper limb motor rehabilitation based on the promotion of self-efficacy and social participation/interaction through a multi-user touch surface

Full description

After signing the written informed consent about participating in the study, participants will be assessed for exclusion criteria and their motor, social and depression skills prior to intervention. After this, they will undergo a 12 sessions treatment for 4 weeks in groups of three, randomly distributed for a control group and experimental group. At the end of the intervention, participants will be assessed in the same manner as before the intervention. One month after the end of the intervention, participants will be assessed for follow-up.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Stroke survivor

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to write and read
• Hemispatial neglect
• Previous upper limb motor deficits/lesions that still interfere with function
• History of drugs/alcohol abuse
• Aphasia with difficulties understanding oral communication and/or unability to express orally
• Token equal or under 17
• ARAT score lower than 10 or higher than 54
• Botulinic toxin treatment in the last 4 months
• Beck's Depression Inventory higher than 31

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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12 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Will receive intervention through the multi-user touch surface

Treatment:

Other: Physical rehabilitation interactive table

Treatment as usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

This will receive conventional therapy

Treatment:

Other: Physical rehabilitation