Effects of Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Robot and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Among Patients With Stroke

National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea40 enrolled

Overview

Effects of upper extremity rehabilitation robot and transcranial direct current stimulation on upper extremity function among subjects with tremor after stroke

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Stroke

Interventions

Robot and tDCS on-lineOTHER

Combined transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS) on-line and upper extremity rehabilitation robot for 5 times a week for 4 weeks

Robot and sham tDCSOTHER

Combined sham tDCS and upper extremity rehabilitation robot for 5 times a week for 4 weeks

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Stroke with cerebellar hemorrhage or infarction * ataxia or tremor on upper extremities secondary to stroke * Cognitively intact enough to understand and follow the instructions from the investigator Exclusion Criteria: * History of surgery of affected upper limb * Fracture of affected upper limb

Locations (1)

National Rehabilitation Center

Seoul, South Korea

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia

Time frame: Change of Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia at 4 weeks after baseline compared to baseline

Change of Functional ataxia rating scale - upper limb

Time frame: Change of the Functional ataxia rating scale - upper limb, at 4 weeks after baseline compared to baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Fugl-Meyer Assessment - upper extremity

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Composite cerebellar functional severity score

Composite cerebellar functional severity score (Nine hole peg test + click test)

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Jerk during reaching and finger pointing

Kinematic data during reaching and finger pointing using Trakstar

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Smoothness during reaching and finger pointing

Kinematic data during reaching and finger pointing using Trakstar

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Behavioral activation system/behavioral inhibition system scale

In terms of motivation

Central Contacts

Joon-Ho Shin, MS

CONTACT

82-2-901-1884 asfreelyas@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Beck's depression index

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Stroke rehabilitation motivation scale

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Intrinsic motivation inventory

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Numeric rating scale for upper extremity pain

Question about the upper extremity pain (0-10; higher is better)

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Functional reaching test

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

modified Barthel index

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

% maximal voluntary contraction from upper extremity muscles during reaching task

data from surface electromyography from upper extremity muscles during reaching task

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Kinematic data during scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Scale for the assessment and rating of ataxia

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Functional ataxia rating scale - upper limb

Functional ataxia rating scale - upper limb, kinematic data during scale for the assessment

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline

Kinematic data during scale during the Functional ataxia rating scale - upper limb

Time frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline