An Applicative On-line EEG Tool for Enhancing Treatment Efficacy

September 12, 2019 updated by: Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of a simple and easy to use tool that can extract relevant attention-related markers - Brain Engagement Index (BEI) from ongoing EEG. During standard rehabilitative physical therapy sessions.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This research aims at assessing and fine tuning the effectiveness of a unique tool for online guidance of neural rehabilitation. The tool monitors patient attention level and guides the therapist online regarding the effectiveness of the current exercise employed. It is well established that maintaining a high level of attention plays a major role in the clinical outcome in rehabilitation. The monitoring is achieved using a cheap and simple to use EEG system and a breakthrough signal processing algorithm. The feedback provides the caregiver and patient with online information regarding the effectiveness of attention recruited during a given exercise. Furthermore, the investigators are developing and fine-tuning a set of guidelines to attain optimal attention levels. These guide lines include : Choosing an appropriate goal/movement for each patient; Regulating the optimal degree of effort by changing the difficulty level of the exercise, changing the exercise or suggesting a short rest period; Integrating supportive exercises such as stretches, strengthening of stabilizers normalization of muscle tone, sensory stimulation etc. which may enhance the performance of the target goal/movement; Motivating patients to exert more effort; And taking advantage of the quality control aspect of the BEI index in-order to augment attention of both therapist and patient.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

37

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

  • Israel
      • Tel Aviv, Israel
        • Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital

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

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients after stroke willing

Exclusion Criteria:

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: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Standard physical therapy treatment with feedback
Standard physical therapy rehabilitation is administered to stroke patients. Attention level of the patient gathered with an EEG tool is measured, and provided to both therapist and patient on-line during one of the two treatments.
Other: Rehabilitation treatment
Experimental: Standard physical therapy treatment without feedback
Standard physical therapy rehabilitation is administered to stroke patients. Attention level of the patient gathered with an EEG tool is measured but feedback is not provided.
Other: Rehabilitation treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical outcome on a -3 to +3 scale
Time Frame: Change in performance between pre & post treatment, will be assessed twice, in the feedback session and non-feedback session. Each participant will be assessed twice within two weeks from recruitment to the study.
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Change in performance between pre & post treatment, will be assessed twice, in the feedback session and non-feedback session. Each participant will be assessed twice within two weeks from recruitment to the study.
Mean brain engagement index during treatment.
Time Frame: During the whole treatment session, each participant will be assessed twice within two weeks from recruitment to the study.
scale from zero to one, the time in which the measure excedes a predefined threshhold level during tretment
During the whole treatment session, each participant will be assessed twice within two weeks from recruitment to the study.
Session effectiveness index
Time Frame: Through treatment sessions, each participant will be assessed twice within two weeks from recruitment to the study.
Scale from 1 to 3, the average of effectiveness evaluations for all the treatments in each session was used as the session effectiveness index
Through treatment sessions, each participant will be assessed twice within two weeks from recruitment to the study.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 28, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

August 28, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 14, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 10, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

November 13, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 13, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2019

Last Verified

May 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2014-3

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