Combined Behavioral Approaches With Functional Electrical Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation

February 10, 2015 updated by: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Combined Behavioral Approaches With Functional Electrical Therapy in Stroke Rehabilitation: Effects on Motor Control, Motor Impairment, Daily Function and Community Reintegration

This project attempts to perform a randomized controlled trial to verify the efficacy and motor control mechanism of the proposed combined functional electrical therapy with distributed constraint-induced therapy or with robot-assisted Bilateral training.

Study Overview

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Two theory-based, task-oriented approaches are distributed CIT (dCIT) and robot-assisted Bilateral training(BAT). CIT/dCIT involves massed practice of the affected arm and restraint of the unaffected arm. BAT involves repetitive practice of symmetrical bilateral movements on robot. Both are evident to improve motor performance, motor control or daily function in high functioning patients. These dCIT and BAT have their own limitations for motor-deficit rehabilitation after stroke, i.e. only appropriate for high-functioning or mildly motor impaired patients. Functional electrical therapy, an innovative technology, is proposed as an adjunct to these behavioral approaches to assist in movement execution. Functional electrical therapy is used to increase the electric activity of muscles for movement and the active range of motion in low functioning patients. Combining functional electrical therapy into CIT or BAT may extend the utility of these two behavioral approaches beyond patients with mild motor deficits and could expedite the progress of motor recovery. This project attempts to perform a randomized controlled trial to verify the efficacy and motor control mechanism of the proposed combined functional electrical therapy with dCIT or with BAT.

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Taiwan
      • Taoyuan County, Taiwan
        • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The onset duration more than 6 months
  • An initial upper extremity subsection of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment score of 33 to 52 indicating moderate or moderate-to-mild movement impairment
  • No serious cognitive deficits (a score of more than 24 on the Mini Mental State Exam)
  • The availability of caregiver for assistance during the 6-hour restraint time of unaffected extremity per day
  • No balance problems sufficient to compromise safety when wearing the project's constraint device with the assistance of the caregiver
  • Considerable nonuse of the affected upper extremity (an AOU score < 2.5 of Motor Activity Log)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Exhibit physician determined major medical problems or poor physical conditions that would interfere with participation
  • Excessive pain in any joint that might limit participation

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Combined dCIT with FET
Combined distributed constraint induced therapy with functional electrical therapy
Behavioral: dCIT
This dCIT group focuses on restriction on movement of the unaffected hand by placement of the hand in a mitt for 6 hours/day and intensive training of the affected upper extremity in functional tasks 1.5 hours/weekday, for 4 weeks. The level of challenge will be adapted based on patient ability and improvement during training. Patients will be encouraged to initiate the designed therapeutic functional activities.
Other Names:
  • distributed constraint induced therapy
Behavioral: Functional electrical stimulation
Other Names:
  • FES
Experimental: Combined BAT with FET
Combined bilateral arm treatment with functional electrical therapy
Behavioral: Functional electrical stimulation
Other Names:
  • FES
Behavioral: BAT
The BAT group concentrates on the simultaneous movements of both the affected and unaffected upper extremity on robot for 1.5 hours/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks.
Other Names:
  • bilateral arm training
Active Comparator: Control intervention group
Control intervention
Behavioral: Control intervention group
The conventional intervention group is designed to control for the duration and intensity of patient-therapist interactions and therapeutic activities (1.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks). Therapy in the control intervention group will involve training for coordination, balance, and movements of the affected upper extremity, as well as compensatory practice on functional tasks with the unaffected upper extremity or both upper extremities.
Other Names:
  • Control intervention
Experimental: dCIT
distributed constraint induced therapy
Behavioral: dCIT
This dCIT group focuses on restriction on movement of the unaffected hand by placement of the hand in a mitt for 6 hours/day and intensive training of the affected upper extremity in functional tasks 1.5 hours/weekday, for 4 weeks. The level of challenge will be adapted based on patient ability and improvement during training. Patients will be encouraged to initiate the designed therapeutic functional activities.
Other Names:
  • distributed constraint induced therapy
Experimental: BAT
bilateral arm treatment
Behavioral: BAT
The BAT group concentrates on the simultaneous movements of both the affected and unaffected upper extremity on robot for 1.5 hours/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks.
Other Names:
  • bilateral arm training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Movement time (MT)
Time Frame: Baseline and change from baseline in MT at 4 weeks
The movement time is collected by a 7-camera motion analysis system (VICON MX 3-D, Oxford Metrics Inc., Oxford, UK) from unilateral and bilateral reaching tasks of pressing the desk bell. MT is the interval between movement onset and offset.
Baseline and change from baseline in MT at 4 weeks
Total displacement (TD)
Time Frame: Baseline and change from baseline in TD at 4 weeks
The movement time is collected by a 7-camera motion analysis system (VICON MX 3-D, Oxford Metrics Inc., Oxford, UK) from unilateral and bilateral reaching tasks of pressing the desk bell. TD refers to the path of a hand in three-dimensional space and is a measure of trajectory smoothness.
Baseline and change from baseline in TD at 4 weeks
Percentage of peak velocity (PPV)
Time Frame: Baseline and change from baseline in PPV at 4 weeks
The movement time is collected by a 7-camera motion analysis system (VICON MX 3-D, Oxford Metrics Inc., Oxford, UK) from unilateral and bilateral reaching tasks of pressing the desk bell. The PPV reflects the duration of the acceleration phase relative to the deceleration phase and indicates the type of movement strategy selected for a motor action.
Baseline and change from baseline in PPV at 4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA)
Time Frame: Baseline, change from baseline in FMA at 2 weeks, and change from baseline in FMA at 4 weeks
The UE subscale of the FMA (max. score 66) uses a 3-point ordinal scale to assess motor impairment.
Baseline, change from baseline in FMA at 2 weeks, and change from baseline in FMA at 4 weeks
Motor Activity Log (MAL)
Time Frame: Baseline, change of MAL at 2 weeks, and change of MAL at 4 weeks
The MAL is a semi-structured interview of patients to assess the amount of use (AOU) and quality of movement (QOM) of the affected upper extremity in 30 important daily activities using a 6-point ordinal scale. Higher scores indicate better performance.
Baseline, change of MAL at 2 weeks, and change of MAL at 4 weeks
ABILHAND Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline, change of ABILHAND Questionnaire at 2 weeks, and change of ABILHAND Questionnaire at 4 weeks
ABILHAND questionnaire is an inventory of 56 manual activities that uses a 3-point ordinal scale to measure subjectively perceived difficulty in performing everyday bimanual activity.
Baseline, change of ABILHAND Questionnaire at 2 weeks, and change of ABILHAND Questionnaire at 4 weeks
Medical Research Council scale (MRC)
Time Frame: Baseline, change from baseline in MRC at 2 weeks, and change from baseline in MRC at 4 weeks
The MRC scale examines the muscle strength of the affected arm and is reliable measurement with score ranged from 0 (no contraction) to 5 (normal power).
Baseline, change from baseline in MRC at 2 weeks, and change from baseline in MRC at 4 weeks
Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
Time Frame: Baseline, change from baseline in MAS at 2 weeks, and change from baseline in MAS at 4 weeks
The MAS scale is an ordinal scale (0-5 points) assessing spasticity of skeletal muscle in UE. A higher score indicating more spasticity.
Baseline, change from baseline in MAS at 2 weeks, and change from baseline in MAS at 4 weeks
MYOTON-3
Time Frame: Baseline, change from baseline in MYOTON-3 at two weeks, and change from baseline in MYOTON-3 at 4 weeks
Assessment of the functional state of skeletal muscle was carried out using myometric measurements with the MYOTON-3 device.
Baseline, change from baseline in MYOTON-3 at two weeks, and change from baseline in MYOTON-3 at 4 weeks
Reintegration of Normal Living Index (RNL)
Time Frame: Baseline, change of RNL at 2 weeks, and change of RNL at 4 weeks
The RNL is used to measure the satisfaction with community reintegration. It scores on a 4-point ordinal scale, with higher scores indicating a higher level of satisfaction.
Baseline, change of RNL at 2 weeks, and change of RNL at 4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Collaborators

Collaborators

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National Science Council, Taiwan
National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Ching-yi Wu, ScD, Chang Gung University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

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March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

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March 1, 2013

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First Submitted

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January 30, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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January 30, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

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February 1, 2012

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Last Update Posted

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February 11, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 10, 2015

Last Verified

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September 1, 2014

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  • NSC 99-2314-B-182-014-MY3
  • 98-3827B (Other Identifier: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital)

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