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Robotic Evaluations of Motor Learning During Stroke Neurorehabilitation (RELEARN)

2. listopadu 2021 aktualizováno: University of Calgary
The RELEARN trial is a a prospective longitudinal cohort study sampled by convenience. Stroke survivors and healthy control individuals will be recruited to analyze motor learning in the upper extremity and its neural basis in early stroke recovery.

Přehled studie

Detailní popis

In stroke rehabilitation, clinicians guide the relearning of motor skills to promote recovery and improve function. A common assumption is that motor learning interacts with processes that are involved in tissue repair and helps to engage neuroplastic mechanisms that promote recovery. One of the biggest roadblocks for advancing the treatment of motor deficits is that we do not understand how motor learning changes after stroke, and critically, if poor recovery is due to a loss in an individual's ability to adapt or learn. Existing clinical tests do not directly assess motor learning. This means that therapists can profile stroke impairments (motor, sensory, cognitive, etc.) but cannot directly measure a patient's ability to learn, which is likely an important factor in recovery.

The RELEARN trial will pair robotics, an objective tool to assess post-stroke arm impairment, with neuroimaging to link motor learning deficits with possible influencing factors (sensory, motor, cognitive function) and damage in specific brain areas.

Participants with stroke will undergo clinical and robotic evaluations at baseline (within 1-13 days post-stroke), at 6 weeks, at 12 weeks, and again at 26 weeks. An MRI assessment will occur during week 6. Stroke participants will complete a 24hr retention assessment after baseline visit and week 26 visit.

Control participants will undergo a single robotic evaluation and a 24hr retention assessment.

Typ studie

Pozorovací

Zápis (Očekávaný)

300

Kontakty a umístění

Tato část poskytuje kontaktní údaje pro ty, kteří studii provádějí, a informace o tom, kde se tato studie provádí.

Studijní kontakt

Studijní místa

    • Alberta
      • Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, T2E 6V7
        • Nábor
        • Carewest Dr. Vernon Fanning Centre
        • Kontakt:
      • Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, T2N 1N4
        • Nábor
        • University of Calgary - Kinesiology Building
        • Kontakt:
      • Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, T2N2T9
        • Nábor
        • Foothills Hospital - Main Building
        • Kontakt:
      • Calgary, Alberta, Kanada, T2N2T9
        • Nábor
        • University of Calgary - Teaching Research and Wellness (TRW) Building
        • Kontakt:

Kritéria účasti

Výzkumníci hledají lidi, kteří odpovídají určitému popisu, kterému se říká kritéria způsobilosti. Některé příklady těchto kritérií jsou celkový zdravotní stav osoby nebo předchozí léčba.

Kritéria způsobilosti

Věk způsobilý ke studiu

18 let a starší (Dospělý, Starší dospělý)

Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky

Ano

Pohlaví způsobilá ke studiu

Všechno

Metoda odběru vzorků

Vzorek nepravděpodobnosti

Studijní populace

Patients who are 7±6 days post-stroke from the Calgary Stroke Program will be included in this study, as well as healthy control volunteers from the community.

Popis

Inclusion Criteria for Stroke Participants:

  • First time, unilateral ischemic stroke in middle cerebral artery territory, motor and/or sensory tracts and confirmed by clinical examination (including neuroimaging)
  • 7±6 days post-stroke
  • Upper limb impairment
  • >18 years old
  • Fugl-Meyer upper extremity score between 30 and 57
  • Vision better than 20/50 (corrected)
  • Able to follow 3-step task commands

Inclusion Criteria for Control Participants:

  • >18 years old
  • Good health

Exclusion Criteria for Stroke Participants:

  • History of:

    1. past undiagnosed stroke (evident on neuroimaging),
    2. neglect (screened with Behavioral Inattention Test),
    3. apraxia, or
    4. upper extremity orthopedic or muscular issues
  • Secondary neurologic injury or disease (e.g., Parkinson's)
  • Contraindication to MRI
  • Medical or neuropsychiatric conditions that would interfere with study outcomes, or where participation presents a risk to the subject
  • Enrollment in an interventional trial that supplements standard therapy

Exclusion Criteria for Control Participants:

• Significant upper limb neurologic or orthopedic conditions

Studijní plán

Tato část poskytuje podrobnosti o studijním plánu, včetně toho, jak je studie navržena a co studie měří.

Jak je studie koncipována?

Detaily designu

Kohorty a intervence

Skupina / kohorta
Intervence / Léčba
Stroke Participants
This group will include stroke survivors from the Calgary Stroke Program who are over 18 years of age.
A research MRI will be performed at 6-weeks post-stroke to document stroke lesion location and size.

The Kinarm Robotic Exoskeleton is a device used to provide therapy and assessment. The device has framework that supports the arms and these supports are adjustable to ensure a comfortable fit. Motors attached to the framework move the arms and record shoulder and elbow movements.

The assessment involves performing a number of tasks using the Kinarm to measure proprioceptive and motor impairment, adaptation to force and visual disturbances, and retention after 24 hours.

The clinical assessment will be performed by a qualified stroke therapist and include a number of verified measurements to examine: reflexes, strength, apraxia, somatosensation, physical abilities, and cognition.
Control Participants
This group will include healthy individuals from the community who are matched for age and sex to stroke participants.

The Kinarm Robotic Exoskeleton is a device used to provide therapy and assessment. The device has framework that supports the arms and these supports are adjustable to ensure a comfortable fit. Motors attached to the framework move the arms and record shoulder and elbow movements.

The assessment involves performing a number of tasks using the Kinarm to measure proprioceptive and motor impairment, adaptation to force and visual disturbances, and retention after 24 hours.

The clinical assessment will be performed by a qualified stroke therapist and include a number of verified measurements to examine: reflexes, strength, apraxia, somatosensation, physical abilities, and cognition.

Co je měření studie?

Primární výstupní opatření

Měření výsledku
Popis opatření
Časové okno
Changes in Path Deviations
Časové okno: Control participant: baseline only; Stroke participant: week 1 and week 26
Initial path deviations (IPDs) will be measured during each robotic task movement and used to measure learning in each session.
Control participant: baseline only; Stroke participant: week 1 and week 26
Peak Lateral Deviations
Časové okno: Control participant: baseline only; Stroke participant: week 1
Peak lateral deviations (PLDs) will be measured during each robotic task movement and used to measure learning in each session.
Control participant: baseline only; Stroke participant: week 1
Peak Lateral Deviations
Časové okno: Stroke participant: week 26
Peak lateral deviations (PLDs) will be measured during each robotic task movement and used to measure learning in each session.
Stroke participant: week 26

Sekundární výstupní opatření

Měření výsledku
Popis opatření
Časové okno
Robotic Assessment
Časové okno: Control participant: baseline; Stroke participant: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
The robotic assessment consists of a number of upper limb tests of neurologic function which have been validated against standard clinical measures. Tasks include: Visually Guided Reaching, Limb Position Matching, and Limb Kinesthesia. These assessments use z-scores, based on normal distributions, as a measure of performance. Scores within 1.96 standard deviations away from 0 are considered normal and scores beyond 1.96 standard deviations are considered impaired.
Control participant: baseline; Stroke participant: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Motor Learning
Časové okno: Control participant: baseline only; Stroke participant: week 1 and week 26
The average initial path deviations (IPDs) and peak lateral deviations (PLDs) across robotic adaptation trials will be used to measure the speed of learning.
Control participant: baseline only; Stroke participant: week 1 and week 26
Arm Reflexes
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
A measure of bicep, tricep, and brachioradialis reflexes, with scores ranging from 0 (no response) to 4+ (very brisk, hyperactive).
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
A strength scale used to assess muscle tone during flexion and extension. Scores range from 0 (no increase in tone) to 4 (affected part(s) rigid in flexion or extension), with lower scores indicating better function.
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Strength
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Strength will be assessed using the Medical Research Council scale for muscles in the upper extremity. Scores range from 0 (no muscular contraction detected0 to 5 (normal muscle strength).
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Apraxia
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
An assessment of characteristics of limb-kinetic apraxia. Scores range from 0 to 6, with higher scores indicating better function.
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Thumb Localizing Test
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
A standardized assessment of proprioception. Scores range from 1 (no difficulty) to 3 (severe difficulty), with lower scores indicating better function.
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment-Impairment Inventory
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
The Chedoke-McMaster is a screening and assessment tool utilized to measure physical impairment and activity of an individual following a stroke. The 15 items are scored on a 7-point scale (1 through 7, complete dependence to independent, respectively).
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Assessment (FMA)
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
The FMA is an evaluation of upper extremity motor impairment based on 22 items. Scores range from 0 (completely plegic) to 66 (normal).
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Functional Independence Measure (FIM)
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
The FIM rates individuals on 18 items across areas such as eating, grooming, bathing and dressing on a scale from 1 (total assistance needed) to 7 (complete independence). Lowest possible score is 18 (lowest independence) and the best possible score is 126 (completely independent). The FIM is the standard measure used by rehabilitation facilities in Cananda and the United States to evaluate overall function and burden of care.
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
A cognitive screening test used to assess: short term memory, visuospatial abilities, executive functions, attention, concentration, working memory, language, and orientation to time and place. Higher scores indicate better function.
Stroke participant only: week 1, week 6, week 12, and week 26
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: week 6
Structural images taken after 6-weeks post-stroke. These images will be used to document lesion location and size, and to provide underlying information about functional connections between brain structures.
Stroke participant only: week 6
Standard of Care Rehabilitation Therapy
Časové okno: Stroke participant only: two days between week 1 and week 26
Standard therapy doses will be based on therapist reports and random audits by a member of the study team who will, on two dates unknown to the participant and clinical staff, observe and record the timing and content of an entire therapy session. Observations will be compared to staff reports. This information will be used to verify that therapy is similar for stroke affecting the (non-)dominant arms.
Stroke participant only: two days between week 1 and week 26

Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé

Zde najdete lidi a organizace zapojené do této studie.

Vyšetřovatelé

  • Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Sean Dukelow, MD PhD FRCPC, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Tyler Cluff, PhD, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Termíny studijních záznamů

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Hlavní termíny studia

Začátek studia (Aktuální)

20. září 2021

Primární dokončení (Očekávaný)

1. září 2026

Dokončení studie (Očekávaný)

1. září 2026

Termíny zápisu do studia

První předloženo

31. května 2021

První předloženo, které splnilo kritéria kontroly kvality

2. listopadu 2021

První zveřejněno (Aktuální)

3. listopadu 2021

Aktualizace studijních záznamů

Poslední zveřejněná aktualizace (Aktuální)

3. listopadu 2021

Odeslaná poslední aktualizace, která splnila kritéria kontroly kvality

2. listopadu 2021

Naposledy ověřeno

1. července 2021

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