Upper Limb Movement Quality Following Stroke

Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Stroke

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06497881

NegevLab_2024_1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to monitor the daily upper limb movement of persons with stroke, and to relate these quantities to measures of recovery and impairment.

Full description

This study is part of The Natural History of Stroke Recovery project. In this study the investigators plan to develop, test and validate an algorithm and software for using Inertial Measuring Units (IMUs) to monitor upper limb daily movement. Then, investigators plan to use this system to monitor such activity in stroke patients.

Investigators also plan to develop, test and validate an algorithm and software to test proprioception acuity based on muscle synergy during active and passive movement. Muscle synergy will be determined based on muscles' electrical activity, as measured using surface electromyography (EMG).

Investigators will then test the relation between daily movements of the upper limb in stroke patients, and their recovery/impairment levels, including proprioception acuity.

Enrollment

40 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 85 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

>18 years of age
Independent in all activities of daily living before the stroke.
In- and out-patients at Adi-Negev Nahalat-Eran rehabilitation center.
Medically stable
Able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

The presence of any degenerative neurological condition, neuropathy, myopathy or Polio that are not secondary to stroke, excluding diabetic related changes.
Traumatic brain injury and/or extra-cerebral hemorrhage.
Significant psychiatric condition, including alcoholism and drug abuse.
Any severe orthopedic condition (such as amputation or severe pain that limits activity) or chronic pain syndrome.