How do Psychosocial Factors Relate to Completing a Home Exercise Program for Arm and Hand Recovery in Veteran Stroke Survivors?

Completed

Conditions studied: Stroke

In brief

Research shows that exercising at home can improve arm and hand movement after a stroke. Unfortunately, it can be hard to exercise enough to make a difference in arm and hand movement after stroke. In this study, the investigators will try to determine things that make it easy or hard for Veterans to exercise their arm and hand after a stroke. In this study, the investigators will recruit Veteran stroke survivors who have difficulty using their arm and hand after a stroke. First, the investigators will administer surveys and questionnaires to get Veteran stroke survivors' perspectives on their self-confidence, mood, sleep, and more. Then, the investigators will ask them to track their home exercise using a wearable movement tracker (like a smart watch). Then, Veteran stroke survivors will meet with a researcher to talk about their experience doing home exercise and why they think it was easy or hard to do.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05616832

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

13

Starts

2023-07-01

Expected to finish

2025-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• U.S. Veteran
• History of stroke
• Stroke-related hand impairment requiring concurrent standard rehabilitation therapy or for which participant indicates interest in obtaining rehabilitation therapy
• Ability to engage in therapeutic tasks, demonstrated by grasping and moving a small, everyday object such as keys or phone with affected hand
• Can put on a wrist-worn device like a watch on the paretic wrist every day, either using the nonparetic hand or with assistance from a caregiver
• Can read and understand words and numbers on a smart phone screen

You may not qualify if…

• No volitional movement of the affected UE
• Language barrier or cognitive impairment that precludes following 3-step commands and/or providing consent

Where it is running

• Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC — Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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