Reliability, Validity and Clinical Utility of a Robotic Assessment for Proprioception

Hasselt University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stroke; Multiple Sclerosis; Sensory Disorders; Neurological Diseases or Conditions

Treatments: Other: Robotic assessment of finger proprioception

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03619642

proprioception01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this case-controlled observational cross-sectional study is to investigate the test-retest reliability, validity and clinical utility of a rapid robotic assessment of finger proprioception using a passive gauge position matching tasks in MS and stroke subjects.

Session 1 Informed consent Descriptive measures Session 2 Clinical testing Robotic assessment (3x) Session 3 Clinical testing Robotic assessment (3x)

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria MS subjects

• Age > 18 years
• Diagnosis of MS (McDonald criteria)
• No relapse or relapse-related treatment within the last 3 months prior to the study

Inclusion criteria Stroke subjects

• Age > 18 years
• Diagnosis of stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic),
• Between 2 weeks and 12 months post-stroke

Exclusion criteria

• Complete paralysis of both upper limbs
• Unable to detect any passive movement in hand and fingers
• Unable to place the hand in the robotic devices without any discomfort or pain
• Marked or severe intention tremor (Fahn's tremor rating scale on finger-to-nose test > 3)
• Marked or severe spasticity for finger and elbow flexors or shoulder adductors (Modified Asworth scale >3)
• Other medical conditions interfering with the hand function (peripheral nerve lesion, orthopedic or rheumatoid impairment, pain, edema)
• Severe cognitive or visual deficits interfering with testing and training (e.g. Aphasia, neglect, ...)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 3 patient groups

persons with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Other group

Description:

25 persons with MS Persons are tested on proprioception of the interphalangeal joints of teh fingers by means of a robotic device.

Treatment:

Other: Robotic assessment of finger proprioception

stroke patients

Other group

Description:

25 stroke patients Persons are tested on proprioception of the interphalangeal joints of teh fingers by means of a robotic device.

Treatment:

Other: Robotic assessment of finger proprioception

healthy controls

Other group

Description:

50 healthy controls Persons are tested on proprioception of the interphalangeal joints of teh fingers by means of a robotic device.

Treatment:

Other: Robotic assessment of finger proprioception