Home-based Arm and Hand Exercise to Improve Upper Limb Function After Traumatic Brain Injury
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 20 years and 60 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Arm and hand dysfunction, although not widely recognized, is a common and devastating consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recommendations have been published that encourage clinicians to include upper extremity retraining within the TBI population; however, very little research exists that ...
Arm and hand dysfunction, although not widely recognized, is a common and devastating consequence of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Recommendations have been published that encourage clinicians to include upper extremity retraining within the TBI population; however, very little research exists that will help inform treatments for this population. There is urgency to broaden the scientific evidence critical to informing upper limb rehabilitation for TBI survivors. The proposed study will do just that by using a task-specific visuomotor exercise protocol that emphasizes upper limb movements which can be practiced by patients in their homes. This new home-based arm and hand exercise (HAHE) protocol is expected to improve functional recovery and quality of life among individuals with chronic upper limb impairment after moderate-to-severe TBI.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03401645
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Peii Chen, PhD Kessler Foundation