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Neuroplastic Change in Myelin of the Brain

NCT01937910 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2017-01-10

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Summary

The main goal of this research is to advance understanding of how stroke changes both the structure and function of the brain. The investigators will determine which is the key driver of recovery of arm function after stroke: changes in the structure of the brain or changes in how brain regions interact with one another.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

TRAIT Task

Increased paretic arm will be manipulated through the performance of a semi-immersive virtual reality-based intercept and release task called TRAIT (TRack And Intercept Task), which is performed in an interactive environment. TRAIT employs an open source Kinect sensor, which tracks 3-D joint movement. Participants are asked to control an on-screen icon using movements of their paretic arm to intercept a moving object as it emerges from the side of a computer screen. Once intercepted, they must accurately throw the object to hit a target. Participants move up through 10 levels of the game as their skill improves. Participants will complete 10 TRAIT training sessions in 4 weeks for a total of 10,000 experimental movements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lara A Boyd, PT; PhD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-09-30
Completion
2018-09-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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