EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke

Description

The purpose of this study is to develop and test if upper limb task practice and muscle activity training improve upper limb function in stroke survivors. Participants will be asked to come to the laboratory 23 times (approximately 3 times a week) over 2.5 months to receive upper limb task practice, muscle activity training, and/or upper extremity functional assessments.

Conditions

Stroke

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to develop and test if upper limb task practice and muscle activity training improve upper limb function in stroke survivors. Participants will be asked to come to the laboratory 23 times (approximately 3 times a week) over 2.5 months to receive upper limb task practice, muscle activity training, and/or upper extremity functional assessments.

EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke

EMG-Controlled Game to Retrain Upper Extremity Muscle Activation Patterns Following Stroke

Condition
Stroke
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Charleston

Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29401-5703

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18+ years old
  • * Stroke more than 6 months ago
  • * Moderate unilateral upper limb impairment
  • * Cognitive ability to participate in the study procedure
  • * Ability to see the full computer screen
  • * Concurrent upper limb rehabilitation
  • * Inability to voluntarily contract muscles of at least 2 upper limb muscle groups, prohibiting participation in training
  • * Change in spasticity medication or botulinum toxin injection in the upper limb within 3 months prior to or during enrollment
  • * Total sensory loss
  • * Comorbidity (e.g., orthopaedic or premorbid neurologic condition) that limit upper limb movement and/or participation in the intervention
  • * Language barrier or cognitive impairment that precludes providing consent

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

VA Office of Research and Development,

Na Jin Seo, PhD MS BS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC

Study Record Dates

2027-03-31