The main purpose is to develop a mobile health app that combines behavioral change technology and task-oriented exercise strategies to provide a technology-assisted training system for upper limb motor function in home stroke cases, and to analyze its feasibility and therapeutic benefits. It is estimated that 50 chronic stroke cases will be recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=25) and the control group (n=25). The experimental group received a 12-week action health App combined with behavioral change technology and task-oriented upper limb exercise strategy intervention. The control group received a 12-week sham control and a traditional home rehabilitation intervention program. Both groups received pre-test, post-test (12 weeks) and follow-up assessment (4 weeks). This study will adopt a double-blind evaluation design.
The main purpose is to develop a mobile health app that combines behavioral change technology and task-oriented exercise strategies to provide a technology-assisted training system for upper limb motor function in home stroke cases, and to analyze its feasibility and therapeutic benefits. It is estimated that 50 chronic stroke cases will be recruited and randomly assigned to the experimental group (n=25) and the control group (n=25). The experimental group received a 12-week action health App combined with behavioral change technology and task-oriented upper limb exercise strategy intervention. The control group received a 12-week sham control and a traditional home rehabilitation intervention program. Both groups received pre-test, post-test (12 weeks) and follow-up assessment (4 weeks). This study will adopt a double-blind evaluation design, and the evaluation contents include Fugl-Meyer Upper Limb Motor Function Scale, Grip Strength Assessment, Box and Block Test, MAL-28, Stroke Impact Scale and System Utility Scale. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, Repeated ANOVA, and correlation analysis. The results of this research are expected to develop a mobile health app that combines behavioral change technology and task-oriented exercise strategies, which can be applied to stroke patients at home or in the community to promote the execution of high-intensity and high-repetition upper limb motor function exercises, thereby improving upper limb and daily life. life function.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
48
stroke subjects completed tasks-oriented program demoed in the smart phone app with affected upper limb or bilateral arm movement for 12 weeks
stroke subjects receive conventional rehabilitation home program with smart phone app ,without task-oriented program demoed function, for 12 weeks
Department of Occupational Therapy
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Box and Block Test
The Box and Block Test (BBT) measures unilateral gross manual dexterity. It is a quick, simple and inexpensive test. It can be used with a wide range of populations, including clients with stroke.
Time frame: pre-test, post-test(Change from pre-test Box and Block Test after 12 weeks' intervention), and follow-up(Change from post-test Box and Block Test at one month )
FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENT-UE, FMA)
Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scale is an index to assess the sensorimotor impairment in individuals who have had stroke.
Time frame: pre-test, post-test(Change from pre-test FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENT-UE after 12 weeks' intervention), and follow-up(Change from post-test FUGL-MEYER ASSESSMENT-UE at one month )
Grip Strength Assessment
Grip strength is a measure of muscular strength or the maximum force/tension generated by one's forearm muscles. It can be used as a screening tool for the measurement of upper body strength and overall strength.
Time frame: pre-test, post-test(Change from pre-test Grip Strength Assessment after 12 weeks' intervention), and follow-up(Change from post-test Grip Strength Assessment at one month )
System Usability Scale(SUS)
The System Usability Scale, is a simple survey that provides a high-level score for the usability of a product. The score is a value between 0 and 100, with higher values indicating better usability.
Time frame: only post-test(after 12 weeks' intervention)
Motor Activity Log (MAL-28)
The Motor Activity Log (MAL) is a subjective measure of an individual's real life functional upper limb performance.
Time frame: pre-test, post-test(Change from pre-test Motor Activity Log after 12 weeks' intervention), and follow-up(Change from post-test Motor Activity Log at one month )
Stroke Impact Scale(SIS)
The purpose of this questionnaire is to evaluate how stroke has impacted your health and life. The score is a value between 0 and 100, with higher values indicating better recover.
Time frame: pre-test, post-test(Change from pre-test Stroke Impact Scale after 12 weeks' intervention), and follow-up(Change from post-test Stroke Impact Scale at one month )
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