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Home Based Computer Gaming Hand Exercise Regimen for People With Arthritis Affecting the Hands

NCT01635582 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2014-10-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a novel computer gaming hand exercise regimen would improve hand function, decrease pain/ stiffness and be feasible in people with Rheumatoid arthritis or Osteoarthritis affecting the hands.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Conventional hand exercise program

Exercises targeted to improve finger range of motion and hand strength.The exercises will be performed 30 minutes,four times per week for six weeks

OTHER

Computer gaming hand exercise regimen

Computer gaming hand exercise regimen using common objects of daily life. The hand exercises are coupled with commercially available computer games and will be performed 30 minutes,four times per week for six weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Arthritis Network

    collaborator NETWORK

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tony Szturm, PhD · University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Diseases

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