Rapid Movement Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Procedure: Balance training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03183635

12131911

Details and patient eligibility

About

Stroke survivors have higher risks of falling compared to other healthy non-stroke adults. Stroke patients' balance can be trained by Kinect-based training that enable user friendly and interactive training.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. have single stroke with onset >1 year,
2. have unilateral paresis,
3. are 50 years of age or older,
4. able to stand without aid for at least 15min,
5. have moderate level of motor impairment in the affective upper limb, i.e. 15≤ Fugl-Meyer Assessment for upper-extremity(FMA-UE) ≤ 45,
6. have some level of deficit in balance control, i.e. Berg Balance Scale(BBS)< 52/56,
7. have a minimum Snellen visual acuity of 20/40 with/without spectacles,
8. have a minimum Mini-Mental-Status-Examination score of 22/30, and
9. have to be able to follow the training procedures.

Exclusion criteria

1. enrolled in other rehabilitation program in the study duration,
2. have other neurological conditions in addition to stroke (e.g. Parkinson's disease),
3. have unstable cardiovascular disease (e.g. history of heart disease, or poorly controlled hypertension, i.e. blood pressure >160mmHg/100mmHg), or
4. have other serious diseases or conditions (e.g. osteoporosis, recent joint replacement surgery, amputation) that preclude them from participating in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Kinect based Rapid Movement Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Kinect based Rapid Movement Therapy (RMT) training requires participants to move their limbs very rapidly to reach-to-grasp or step towards a virtual target appear suddenly on a screen, which is designed to their range of motion as well as response speed.

Treatment:

Procedure: Balance training

Conventional balance training

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Conventional balance training involves some slow and low-impact muscle strengthening and mobilizing exercises.

Treatment:

Procedure: Balance training