Understanding Experiences of People With Spinal Cord Injury Undergoing Activity-based Rehabilitation
Status unconfirmed
Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries
In brief
Incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) makes up half of all the newly admitted patients. For these individuals, the use of their upper limbs is critical for managing daily activities and self-care and impacts their quality of life. For home-based monitored rehabilitation, also called telerehabilitation, there are various rehabilitation equipment that are used. No studies have systematically gathered information regarding the perceptions of individuals with SCI regarding these equipment, training, and feasibility within the home. Further, their perceptions of the usability of high vs low end equipment is also not explored. In this study, investigators plan to gather survey and interview data from individuals with SCI regarding their experience with using rehabilitation equipment that uses games, muscle stimulation, and object manipulation. This study will inform the development of a tele-rehabilitation intervention in the future.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04000256
- Run by
- Thomas Jefferson University
- People needed
- 20
- Starts
- 2019-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2024-06-15
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-04-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Motor incomplete cervical SCI, neurologic levels C1-C7
- Atleast one arm with active shoulder flexion (reach with gravity eliminated) and atleast one grasp pattern/able to move fingers
- At least 6 months post injury
- At least one arm with greater than 50% normal passive range of motion in all upper limb joints, excluding the interphalangeal joints of the fingers
- Medically stable with no contraindications to the activities or to sitting
- 18 years of age or older
You may not qualify if…
- Uncontrolled pain in the upper limbs
- Upper extremity amputations
- Unable to commit to at least 3 visits
- Surgical procedures (e.g., tendon transfers) or orthopedic trauma (e.g., fracture) within the past 3 months
- Other neurological conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation
Where it is running
- Chapman University — Orange, California, United States
- Thomas Jefferson University — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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