Design of an Affordable Gym for Post Stroke Rehabilitation (RehabCares)

Rehab in a Crate is a therapy gym designed to be affordable, compact and easily transportable. The purpose of this particular study is to gain feedback on the initial design of the Rehab in a Crate system. This will be accomplished by using qualitative ethnographic research methods (i.e. human centered design) in the form of surveys that have been carefully designed by members of the research team. The eligibility criteria of this survey research reflects the intended user base of an eventual finished product, which is survivors of stroke and cerebral palsy across the globe. And while healthcare professionals are not the user base per se, their expertise and feedback should be instrumental in the design of future iterations of the Rehab in a Crate. Ease of use, utility, design, and various features, both existing and intended, will all be surveyed items.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stroke; Healthy; Cerebral Palsy
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Rehab in a Crate System

Detailed Description

The investigators aim to survey stroke survivors and healthcare professionals on the design, ease of use, utility, and various features of, both existing and those yet-to-be-developed. This feedback will help to fine tune further development of this therapy gym, Rehab in a Crate, and move forward in the iteration process.

Note: The device is not being used at this moment for diagnostic or evaluation.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 20

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146
      • Penn Medicine Rittenhouse

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Therapists and patients with neuro-rehab. Patients with neural injury

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stroke survivors who are more than 3 months post stroke and persons with cerebral palsy adults - have hemiplegia or diplegia
• Health professionals who have considerable experience in stroke rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Anyone who is not 18 years of age.
• More than mild spasticity in the upper of lower extremities.
• A cognitive score on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment that indicates that the participant is cognitively impaired.
• Motor impairment that precludes interaction with the Rehab in a Crate (e.g. unable to grip a handle).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Intervention / Treatment

Patients/health professionals; Stroke AND cerebral palsy PATIENTS: greater than 18 years of age, who are more than 3 months post stroke, as well as health professionals who have considerable experience in stroke rehabilitation will be asked to evaluate the design of the Rehab in a Crate system. The aim is to survey stroke survivors and healthcare professionals on the design, ease of use, utility, and various features of, both existing and those yet-to-be-developed.

Device: Rehab in a Crate System; The therapy gym is Rehab in a Crate with 4 stations for upper and lower limb assessment/therapy. Each station will allow adaptive game-based therapy. Note: The device is not being used at this moment for diagnostic or evaluation. Users will be asked to explore the device, try the systems, and provide feedback about use.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acceptability of Rehab system	The ability to accept the product for use in rehab; An ethnographic survey/questionnaire will be administered to the subjects.	1 session, about 1.5 hours in length

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Usability of Rehab System	The ability to use the product for therapy as intended	1 session, about 1.5 hours in length

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Michelle J Johnson, PhD, Penn Medicine Rittenhouse

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): August 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 16, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 28, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): July 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 14, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 11, 2019
• Last Verified: October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: stroke; rehabilitation; cerebral palsy; therapy; robotics
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Brain Damage, Chronic; Stroke; Cerebral Palsy
• Other Study ID Numbers: 823778

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO