Transforming Robot-mediated Telerehabilitation: Citizen Science for Rehabilitation
| Status: | Not yet recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 65 |
| Updated: | 1/30/2019 |
| Start Date: | June 1, 2019 |
| End Date: | December 1, 2019 |
| Contact: | Olanta Chandler |
| Email: | olanta.chandler@nyumc.org |
| Phone: | 212.263.0844 |
The purpose of this study is to advance upper limb RMTR for patients recovering from stroke
by empowering them through active science participation. By varying the tasks' features and
affordances of a platform that combines a low-cost haptic device on one hand, and an online
citizen science platform on the other, investigators will evaluate different strategies for
social telerehabilitation. the two fundamental modes of social interaction — competition and
cooperation — in addition to a control condition. Specifically, citizen science activities
will be performed by competing, cooperating, or isolated users, and their rehabilitation
effectiveness examined. Such effectiveness will be measured by (i) participants'
rehabilitation performance (inferred from sensorimotor data acquired through the platform and
directly quantified by a supervising therapist); (ii) participants' motivations to contribute
(measured through surveys administered online); and (iii) participants' emotional well-being
and sense of self-esteem (measured through online surveys).
by empowering them through active science participation. By varying the tasks' features and
affordances of a platform that combines a low-cost haptic device on one hand, and an online
citizen science platform on the other, investigators will evaluate different strategies for
social telerehabilitation. the two fundamental modes of social interaction — competition and
cooperation — in addition to a control condition. Specifically, citizen science activities
will be performed by competing, cooperating, or isolated users, and their rehabilitation
effectiveness examined. Such effectiveness will be measured by (i) participants'
rehabilitation performance (inferred from sensorimotor data acquired through the platform and
directly quantified by a supervising therapist); (ii) participants' motivations to contribute
(measured through surveys administered online); and (iii) participants' emotional well-being
and sense of self-esteem (measured through online surveys).
Inclusion Criteria:
For treatment group:
- post-stroke hemiparesis >3 months
- ability to stand or sit independently
- sufficient cognitive skills to perform the exercises as demonstrated
- full passive range of motion in the affected arm but limited active movement as
determined by a upper extremity Fugl-Meyer score of <50/66
- technical savvy and interest to use an internet platform
For control group:
(ii) no history of learning disabilities (iii) technical savvy and interest to use an
internet platform
Exclusion Criteria:
For treatment group:
- visual deficit such as deficit in visual acuity, eye movements, visual field cut, or
neglect
- medical comorbidity such as other neurological conditions (e.g. Parkinson's disease,
brain tumor, epilepsy), or previous injury to the upper limb
- pain in the upper limbs that prevents full passive range of motion to perform the
exercises.
For control group:
- visual deficit such as deficit in visual acuity, eye movements, visual field cut, or
neglect
- any previous injury or medical condition that prevents full passive range of motion to
perform the exercises.
We found this trial at
1
site
550 1st Ave
New York, New York 10016
New York, New York 10016
(212) 263-7300
Principal Investigator: Preeti Raghavan, MD
New York University School of Medicine NYU School of Medicine has a proud history that...
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