Technology Enriched Rehabilitation Gym (TERG)

January 20, 2025 updated by: University of Strathclyde

User Experience of a Technology Based Rehabilitation Programme

The department (Biomedical Engineering, University of Strathclyde) co-creates rehabilitation technology. To improve the quality of the feedback the investigators have set up a programme of rehabilitation supervised by qualified therapists (physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists) and delivered entirely through technology. This tests the feasibility of the overall approach as well as helping develop specific pieces of equipment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A key area of research activity within the Biomedical Engineering Dept. is the development of rehabilitation technologies to support the recovery of function in people with movement disorders such as stroke, cerebral palsy and spinal chord injury. A critical part of the design process for these technologies is the close involvement of users from concept through to prototype testing. Despite significant levels of investment rehabilitation technologies continue to experience barriers to adoption among private users and the health service with issues such as cost, usability, portability and accessibility cited as factors. Adopting a partnership approach towards the development of these technologies would address these issues.

Engagement between technology designers and users is typically ad-hoc and project specific with users invited to attend design concept workshops or "try out" sessions with a technology in the prototype stages of its development. While these experiences are certainly useful they are unable to provide the in-depth information needed to inform the translation of these technologies into practice, neither do they provide the interactions capable of generating new ideas.

The aim of this project is to test the feasibility of a technology enriched rehabilitation programme in people living with stroke and gather user feedback on specific technology. The programme offers professionally supervised (therapists) access to an existing suite of commercially available and prototype rehabilitation technologies for 8 weeks, 2-5 times a week. Such an arrangement provides a critical source of feedback as well as creating considerable opportunity for new ideas to emerge, both for specific technologies and models of delivery. Specifically it would:

  1. Provide stroke survivors with time limited, professionally supervised, access to an integrated suite of rehabilitation technologies.

  2. Enable data to be collected from users on their response to the intervention. This would include:

    • Demographics (age, gender)
    • Stroke detail (number of strokes and time since last stroke).
    • Stroke related impairments in mobility, speech and cognition
    • Co-morbidities (number and nature).
    • Change in impairments as a response to the rehabilitation intervention
  3. Collect data on their interactions and general experiences with the rehabilitation technologies.

This would include a recorded interview at the end of their participation covering opinions on specific technologies and general views on the use of technology in the rehabilitation process including access. It will also conduct focus groups (n=5 to 8) to explore the use of goal setting and the development of an educational package to help individuals continue their rehabilitation after the programme completes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

67

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

  • United Kingdom
      • Glasgow, United Kingdom, G44 3RL
        • University of Strathclyde

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of stroke at least 12 months previously
  • Currently well
  • Not currently receiving rehabilitation
  • Able to attend the programme for two hours at least twice a week
  • Able to follow instructions in English and follow provide verbal and/or written feedback

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Absolute contradictions to physical activity
  • Recent (6 weeks) deterioration in health
  • Change in medication
  • Currently unwell

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Chronic stroke survivors
People well enough to exercise lightly but living with motor impairment following a stroke at least 12 months previously
Other: Technology Enriched Rehabilitation Gym
The intervention is an 8-week long rehabilitation programme delivered entirely through technology, including virtual reality (immersed and non-immersed), treadmills, weight suspension and movement resistance, and power assistance equipment located in a gym-like space on a university campus. Individual programs are designed, supervised, and reviewed by a physiotherapist using principles of intensity, feedback, cognitive engagement, and aerobic activity to address the goals identified by the participant and scores from outcome measures at baseline. Participants attend a minimum of two times per week and can attend daily for the two hour group based circuit class.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
10-meter walk test (10mWT)
Time Frame: Four time points; 1) Two weeks before intervention starts,2) immediately before the intervention, 3) week 4 (halfway way through intervention) and 4) immediately after intervention ends
Time to walk 10 metres
Four time points; 1) Two weeks before intervention starts,2) immediately before the intervention, 3) week 4 (halfway way through intervention) and 4) immediately after intervention ends

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Strathclyde

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Milena Sklachetka, BSc, University of Strathclyde

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

January 10, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 14, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2025

Last Verified

January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UStrathclyde_UEC20/08 Kerr

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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