Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
This project will build and test the first rehabilitation system employing virtual reality (VR)-based observation, motor imagery and execution to treat lower-limb neuropathic pain and motor dysfunction in participants with an incomplete spinal cord injury or another neurological disorder, eg. stroke: iCTuS-L (Interactive Computer-based Therapy System for legs). Patients using the system will control virtual representations of their legs to engage in entertaining gaming interactions.
Interventions
DEVICEiCTuS-L
Sponsors
University of Zurich
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
16 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age between 16 and 80 * clinically incomplete spinal cord injury (time since injury: chronic \> 1 year; acute \< 3 months) * ASI C or D * neuropathic pain and/or motor deficits * diagnosed neurological disorder, eg. stroke
Exclusion criteria
* any disease limiting training * epilepsy * major depression or psychosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sensorimotor Assessment | 16 weeks | Questionnaire assessing distinct pain qualities associated with neuropathic pain, structured pain interview, questionnaire for assessing patients diagnosed as depressed and detects depression among the normal population, transcutaneous electrical stimulation of superficial nerves, information about the motor level of the lesion, the sensory levels of the lesion (light touch and pin prick), questionnaire assessing activities of daily life and independence in subjects with spinal cord lesion, walking aids and/or personal assistance, examining gait speed, transcranial magnetic stimulation |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed