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HandTutor is a computerized system designed to evaluate and rehabilitate hand function. It is composed of a glove with optic sensors detecting the movements of the wrist and the fingers with a biofeedback software designed to evaluate and then to exercise the hand movements through supplying a variety of computer graphic patterns.
The HandTutor has been used and tested with a stroke population, and it seems potential to be used with hand injuried population. As a first step, it is important to investigate the characteristics of the system and how it is matching the hand injuried population.
The purpose if this study is to characterize the HandTuror system and the focused objectives are:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy participants | Active Comparator | Healthy participants aged from 18 to 60 with no history of hand injuries recruited by convenience sampling. |
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| Hand Injured participants | Experimental | Participants with hand injuries aged from 18 to 60 recruited from the outpatients attending the occupational therapy clinic. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HandTutor System | Device | Computerized system designed to evaluate and rehabilitate hand function. It is composed of a glove with special sensors detecting the movements of the wrist and the fingers, with a biofeedback software designed to evaluate and then to exercise the hand movements through supplying a variety of computer graphic patterns. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| range of movement (ROM) | Passive and active ROM measured by goniometer, passive and active ROM measured by HandTutor | up to 12 months after the injury |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| performance in HandTutor | The final score the participants get when exercising with the HandTutor. | up to 12 months after the injury |
| daily life functioning | Measured by DASH-Disability of Arm,Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, and by Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Manal A. Najjar, M.Sc. in O.T | Clalit Health Service, Southern Clinic, Occupational Therapy Department, Naẕerat 'Illit, Israel, 04-6557444, manalaz@clalit.org.il | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Clalit Health Service, Southern Clinic, Occupational Therapy Department | Naẕerat ‘Illit | Israel |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006230 | Hand Injuries |
| D013708 | Tendon Injuries |
| D017695 | Soft Tissue Injuries |
| ID | Term |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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| up to 12 months after the injury |
| motor performance skills | Measured by Purdue Pegboard Test | up to 12 months after the injury |
| enjoyment | Measured by SFQ-Specific feedback questionnaire. | up to 12 months after the injury |
| pain | Measured by VAS-Visual analogue scale. | up to 12 months after the injury |