NCT04367285

Sensor-based Technology for Upper Limb Rehabilitation

Sensor-based Technology for Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Subject With Multiple Sclerosis: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sensor-based technological therapy devices may be good candidates for neuromotor rehabilitation of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), especially for treating upper extremities function limitations. The sensor-based device rehabilitation is characterized by interactive therapy games with audio-visual feedback that allows training the movement of shoulders, elbows and wrist, measuring the strength and the active range of motion of upper limb, registering data in an electronic database in order to quantitatively monitoring measures and therapy progress. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of sensor-based motor rehabilitation in add-on to the conventional neurorehabilitation, on increasing the upper limbs functions of MS patients. The training consisting of twelve sessions of upper limb training, was compared with twelve sessions of upper limb sensory-motor training, without robotic support. Both rehabilitation programs were performed for 40 minutes three times a week, for 4 weeks, in addition to the conventional therapy. All patients were evaluated at baseline (T0) and after 4 weeks of training (T1)

Conditions

• Multiple Sclerosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sensor-based Training	Sensor-based Training consists of twelve sessions of upper limb training with PABLO®-Tyromotion. For each session the training consists in interactive-games based on virtual reality which allowed a task-oriented approach and a neurocognitive feedback. The exercises require precision tasks and one-dimensional and bidimensional reaction, allowing to train the attention, the strength control and movement control, the coordination and the movement precision. The interactive-games were chosen from those proposed by the Tyromotion PABLO® System.
OTHER	Upper limb motor training	Upper limb motor training, without robotic support. Subjects performed specific exercises aimed to recovery global upper limb functions, to control hand grasp and to improve hand's fine movements.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-03-01
• Primary completion: 2019-11-04
• Completion: 2020-01-31
• First posted: 2020-04-29
• Last updated: 2020-04-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy