Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Using Game Rehabilitation System With Functional Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02772510 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified October 2016 by Joon-Ho Shin, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : May 13, 2016
Last Update Posted : October 25, 2016
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Stroke | Device: Smart glove system with functional electrical stimulation Device: Functional electrical stimulation | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 54 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Using Game-based Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (Smart Glove System) With Functional Electrical Stimulation for Stroke Patients : Randomized Controlled Trial |
Study Start Date : | February 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | October 2016 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | October 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Smart glove system with functional electrical stimulation
game-based virtual reality rehabilitation combined with functional electrical stimulation for upper extremity
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Device: Smart glove system with functional electrical stimulation
Game-based virtual reality rehabilitation system (Smart glove system) combined with functional electrical stimulation on distal upper extremity |
Active Comparator: Functional electrical stimulation
functional electrical stimulation on upper extremity
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Device: Functional electrical stimulation
Functional electrical stimulation on distal upper extremity |
- Wolf Motor Function Test [ Time Frame: 4 weeks from baseline ]
- Fugl-Meyer Assessment-hand & wrist [ Time Frame: 4 weeks from baseline ]
- Wolf Motor Function Test [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Box and Block Test [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]number of block transferred by hand from one box to other box.
- Fugl-Meyer Assessment upper extremity [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]global assessment of upper extremity impairment
- Stroke Impact Scale [ Time Frame: baseline, 4 weeks after baseline ]
- Motor Activity Log [ Time Frame: baseline, 4 weeks after baseline ]
- Medical research council scale of elbow flexion/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Medical research council scale of wrist flexion/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Range Of Motion of elbow flexion/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Range Of Motion of wrist flexion/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Brunnstrom stage [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]It represent the recovery status among stroke patients
- Jebsen-Taylor hand function test [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Modified Ashworth scale of elbow flexor/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Modified Ashworth scale of wrist flexion/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Modified Tardieu scale of elbow flexor/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Modified Tardieu scale of wrist flexion/extension [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]
- Adverse events [ Time Frame: baseline, 2 weeks after baseline, 4 weeks after baseline, 8 weeks after baseline ]Any adverse events

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- first-ever ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
- wrist extensor of medical research council scale 1~3
- No clinical evidence of limited passive range of motion of affected wrist
Exclusion Criteria:
- age <18 years
- severe aphasia resulting in communication difficulties confounding intervention and outcome measures
- severe cognitive impairment resulting cooperation difficulties
- spasticity > modified Ashworth scale 1+

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02772510
Contact: Joon-Ho Shin, MS | 82-2-901-1884 | asfreelyas@gmail.com |
Korea, Republic of | |
National Rehabilitation Center | Recruiting |
Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 142884 | |
Contact: Joon-Ho Shin, MS | |
Principal Investigator: Joon-Ho Shin, MS |
Principal Investigator: | Joon-Ho Shin, MS | National Rehabilitation Center |
Responsible Party: | Joon-Ho Shin, Manager, National Rehabilitation Center, Seoul, Korea |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02772510 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
NRC-2015-01-004 |
First Posted: | May 13, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 25, 2016 |
Last Verified: | October 2016 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Stroke Rehabilitation Hand |
Game Functional electrical stimulation Virtual reality |
Stroke Cerebrovascular Disorders Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Vascular Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |