Hand Injuries
Conditions
Keywords
Finger Fractures, Tendon Injuries, Soft Tissue Injuries
Brief summary
HandTutor is a computerized system designed to evaluate and rehabilitate hand function. It is composed of a glove with optic sensors detecting the movements of the wrist and the fingers with a biofeedback software designed to evaluate and then to exercise the hand movements through supplying a variety of computer graphic patterns. The HandTutor has been used and tested with a stroke population, and it seems potential to be used with hand injuried population. As a first step, it is important to investigate the characteristics of the system and how it is matching the hand injuried population. The purpose if this study is to characterize the HandTuror system and the focused objectives are: 1. To examine the test-retest reliability of the system when measuring the range of motion (ROM) of the the fingers among healthy people (control group). 2. To examine the correlation between the ROM measured by the HandTutor and the ROM measured by conventional assessment tools (goniometer). 3. To examine the ability of the system to distinguish between healthy people and hand injured people. 4. To examine the correlation between the performance in the HandTutor (in the games part), and the performance in functional activities. 5. To examine the participants feedback for using the HandTutor (degree of enjoyment).
Interventions
DEVICEHandTutor System
Computerized system designed to evaluate and rehabilitate hand function. It is composed of a glove with special sensors detecting the movements of the wrist and the fingers, with a biofeedback software designed to evaluate and then to exercise the hand movements through supplying a variety of computer graphic patterns.
Sponsors
Meir Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Hand Injuries causing a disfunction of one finger or more of the fingers 2nd-5th. * Six weeks at least after the injury/surgery. * Allowed to exercise their fingers with no contraindications according to the orthopedic surgeon instructions. * With no open wounds.
Exclusion criteria
* Peripheral nerves injuries. * Digital nerves injuries. * Sensation problems. * CRPS-complex regional pain syndrome. * Cognitive impairments. * Head trauma.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| range of movement (ROM) | up to 12 months after the injury | Passive and active ROM measured by goniometer, passive and active ROM measured by HandTutor |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| performance in HandTutor | up to 12 months after the injury | The final score the participants get when exercising with the HandTutor. |
| daily life functioning | up to 12 months after the injury | Measured by DASH-Disability of Arm,Shoulder and Hand Questionnaire, and by Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test. |
| motor performance skills | up to 12 months after the injury | Measured by Purdue Pegboard Test |
| enjoyment | up to 12 months after the injury | Measured by SFQ-Specific feedback questionnaire. |
| pain | up to 12 months after the injury | Measured by VAS-Visual analogue scale. |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed