Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility and Initial Efficacy of Therapist-as-consultant, Game-based CI Therapy

December 25, 2016 updated by: Lynne Gauthier , PhD, Ohio State University

A Low-cost Virtual Reality Gaming Platform for Neurorehabilitation of Hemiparesis

Pilot study to assess the feasibility and initial efficacy of therapist-as-consultant, game-based CI therapy. Pre/post study design. Participant received a target of 30 hours game-based motor intervention, 100 hours constraint of the less affected upper extremity, and 5 hours therapist consultation (including completion of a behavioral contract at the first study visit). Duration of intervention was 10 consecutive weekdays, with pre-treatment and post-treatment testing performed within 1 week prior to and 1 week post-intervention by an independent tester.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Ohio
      • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
        • The Ohio State University, 2154 Dodd Hall

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Provide signed and dated informed consent form
  • Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study
  • Male or female aged > 17
  • Preserved ability to comprehend English and participate in basic elements of the therapy
  • Community-dwelling
  • Experienced mild to moderate hemiparesis at least six months prior
  • Can independently operate the gaming system (those with severe cognitive impairments can usually achieve this)
  • Corrected vision of at least 20/70 as assessed by their ability to identify game objects on the monitor from 5 feet away

Exclusion Criteria:

  • concurrent participation in other experimental upper extremity trials
  • concurrent participation in other outpatient rehabilitation for their upper extremity
  • Botox within the last 3 months (confound)
  • near-normal motor function (9-hole Peg Test score above the 10th percentile of a normative sample)
  • minimal nonuse (Motor Activity Log at baseline >2.5, Accelerometry > 60%)
  • major medical issues that would interfere with study treatments or make intensive rehabilitation difficult to tolerate

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Stroke
An in-home therapist-as-consultant model of CI therapy in which motor practice with shaping and the Motor Activity Log with problem solving were delivered via a custom avatar-based video game called Recovery Rapids
Experimental: Hemiparesis other
An in-home therapist-as-consultant model of CI therapy in which motor practice with shaping and the Motor Activity Log with problem solving were delivered via a custom avatar-based video game called Recovery Rapids

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Motor Activity Log
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Self-report measure of arm use for daily activities
Week 0 and Week 3
Change in Wolf Motor Function Test
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Objective measure of motor function in a laboratory setting
Week 0 and Week 3

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Kinematic Data
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Kinematic data recorded during game play
Week 0 and Week 3
Brief Kinesthesia test
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Clinical Assessment of sensation
Week 0 and Week 3
Patient Health Questionnaire
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Measures Depression
Week 0 and Week 3
Strok Specific Quality of Life Scale
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Quality of life measurement
Week 0 and Week 3
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale Symbol Seach
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Cognitive processing speed assessment
Week 0 and Week 3
Montreal Cognitive Assessment
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Baseline cognitive screen
Week 0 and Week 3
Survey
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Survey on satisfaction with the intervention
Week 0 and Week 3
Mitt Compliance
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Hours of use
Week 0 and Week 3
Total game-play time
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Week 0 and Week 3
Gestures
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Number of gestures of each type registered in game
Week 0 and Week 3
Bilateral activity monitors
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Objective measure of arm use
Week 0 and Week 3
Action Research Arm Test (ARAT)
Time Frame: Week 0 and Week 3
Asses Changes in Limb Function
Week 0 and Week 3

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Collaborators

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 25, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

December 29, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 29, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 25, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 60047824

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Will be shared upon publication acceptance.

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