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Telerehabilitation for the Hand and Arm After Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT00295399 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2008-08-13

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Summary

The goal of this project is to develop a low-cost, user-friendly, portable telerehabilitation system for physical therapy of the upper limb after stroke or traumatic brain injury. The system is based on the use of a commercially available force feedback joystick and will work with an ordinary home PC and a standard high-speed internet connection. Using the joystick, the patient will perform exercises designed to aid in recovering motor function of the hand and arm. The joystick will be programmed to either assist or resist the patient's movements. The system will include sophisticated analysis of patient status and progress to provide the therapist and physician with detailed information. In the first phase of the study, we will develop the system in cooperation with the physical therapy staff and other rehabilitation specialists. The investigators will examine the usability, comfort, safety and therapeutic benefit of the system. In the second phase of the study, the investigators will employ the system in patients' homes, using the internet to connect to rehabilitation specialists in the clinic. The study hypothesis is that it is possible to adapt commercially available, low cost gaming equipment such as force feedback joysticks to provide therapy for patients in their own homes, and that patients will be able to work with this system and will find it enjoyable and helpful for recovering motor function.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

The Jerusalem Telerehabilitation System

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ono Academic College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heidi Sugarman, Ph.D. · Ono Academic College

  • Joseph Tiran, PhD · Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel

  • Ehud Dayan, BSc · Sonarion Hadassah Virtual Reality Center

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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