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This research program aims at investigating the effects of upper-limb robotic therapy primed with interactive exergaming as an innovative hybrid regimen in stroke rehabilitation.
Robotic therapy can potentially be a movement-based priming technique to promote rebalancing of cortical excitability and create an enriched neuroplastic environment by priming the brain to facilitate motor and functional recovery. The proximal priority and distal priority robotic priming techniques may bring differential effects. This proposed research project aims to: (1) examine the effects of proximal priority versus distal priority of bilateral robotic priming combined with exergaming on sensorimotor function, daily function, self-efficacy, quality of life, and motor control strategy in patients with stroke, (2) investigate the 3-month retention effects of the three approaches, and (3) identify the potential predictors of functionally relevant changes after therapy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| proximal-prioritized robotic practice plus kinetic exergaming group | Experimental | 60 minutes per day, 3 days per week for 6 weeks |
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| distal-prioritized robotic practice plus kinetic exergaming group | Active Comparator | 60 minutes per day, 3 days per week for 6 weeks |
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| robotic practice plus conventional therapy group | Active Comparator | 60 minutes per day, 3 days per week for 6 weeks |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| robotic practice | Other | According to the group assignment, participants will start from the BMT proximal mode (i.e., forearm pronation-supination movement), and then the distal mode (i.e., wrist flexion-extension movement), and vice versa. Each participant is expected to complete approximately 400 to 600 repetitions of the proximal mode session (i.e., forearm movements) and another 400 to 600 repetitions of the distal mode session (i.e., wrist movements), respectively. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change from Baseline Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) at 6 weeks and 18 weeks |
| Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks |
| Change from Baseline 10 meter walk test (10-MWT) at 6 weeks and 18 weeks | 1.10 meter walk test is a performance measure used to assess walking speed in meters per second over a short distance. It can be employed to determine functional mobility, gait, and vestibular function. 2.The total time is recorded in m/s 3.The lower total time means the greater recovery of walking speed. | Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Medical Research Council scale (MRC) |
| Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Keh-Chung Lin, Sc.D | Contact | +886-3366-8180 | kehchunglin@ntu.edu.tw |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Keh-Chung Lin, Sc.D | National Taiwan University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Feng Yuan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare | Recruiting | Taichung | Taiwan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 38433459 | Derived | Wu SY, Li YC, Chen YW, Chen CL, Pan HC, Lin KC, Lau HY. Construct validity, responsiveness, minimal detectable change, and minimal clinically important difference of the stroke self-efficacy questionnaire in individuals receiving stroke rehabilitation. Disabil Rehabil. 2024 Dec;46(25):6195-6203. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2024.2324122. Epub 2024 Mar 3. |
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| kinetic exergaming | Other | All of the participants in experimental and comparison groups will practice on the exergaming for 30 minutes per session. To avoid fatigue, the four domains of programs will be provided alternately. Each program will be executed for approximately 5 minutes with warm-up, followed by a 2-minute break between programs, and cool-down. The games will be selected and adapted according to the personal capacity, the occupational role, and the rehabilitation goal of each participant. The investigators will illustrate and guide the participants to play the games and stand next to them to prevent falls from occurring. To increase security, we will place a handrail in front of the participant for support as needed. |
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| conventional therapy | Other | Participants in control group will receive 30 minutes of therapist-mediated conventional therapy per session. The training protocols of the conventional therapy will use occupational therapy techniques, such as neurodevelopmental techniques and functional task training. The therapy will be adapted to the participants' levels of motor deficits and their personal needs. The protocol will include affected arm exercise or gross motor training, muscle strengthening of the affected arm, fine motor or dexterity training, and functional tasks of daily life or compensatory techniques to alleviate functional deficits. The content of the functional tasks will be decided together by participants and therapists, such as picking up and putting down items in a box, lifting two soft drink bottles, and so on. |
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| The ActiGraph GX3 accelerometers (ActiGraph, Shalimar, FL,USA) |
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| Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks |
| Functional Independence Measure (FIM) |
| Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks |
| Stroke Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (SSEQ) |
| Baseline, 6 weeks, and 18 weeks |
| Adverse events (pain and fatigue) |
| through study completion, an average of 18 weeks |
| National Taiwan University Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan |
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| Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan |
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| Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital | Recruiting | Taipei | Taiwan |
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