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Telerehabilitation-Based Early Upper Extremity Training in Stroke Patients

The Effect of Telerehabilitation-Based Early Upper Extremity Training on Upper Extremity Function and Proprioception in Stroke Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06261099
Enrollment
40
Registered
2024-02-15
Start date
2024-02-08
Completion date
2025-11-27
Last updated
2024-02-15

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Conditions

Stroke, Acute

Keywords

telerehabilitation, Upper Extremity, rehabilitation, Proprioception

Brief summary

Telerehabilitation method, which is an alternative to face-to-face rehabilitation practices for stroke patients who need intensive, regular and long-term rehabilitation in the early period, has been popularly used in recent years. Telerehabilitation is a practice in which the patient participates in the treatment via digital media without the need for the patient to come to the clinic.

Detailed description

After the sociodemographic data of the participants are recorded, Mini Mental Test (MMT) will be applied to evaluate the cognitive status. Upper extremity functions of patients eligible for the study will be evaluated with the Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Scale (FM-UE), proprioception evaluation will be evaluated with the Laser-pointer Assisted Angle Reproduction Test, activities of daily living will be evaluated with the Modified Barthel Index, and reaching performance will be evaluated with the Reaching Performance Scale. Characteristics of the patients participating in the study and all outcome measurements before and after treatment will be evaluated by a blinded physiotherapist. A researcher blinded to the exercise groups and evaluation results will perform the statistical analysis.

Interventions

OTHERcontrol + working group

Upper extremity positioning, overhead activity training, reaching activities, weight transfer exercises, proprioceptive exercises, and daily living activities training will be applied to this group using the telerehabilitation method, which was applied to in 5 sessions per week for 6 weeks.

Sponsors

Suleyman Demirel University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

Sealed envelopes will be prepared in advance for randomization and will be marked with numbers 1 and 2, indicating whether they are a study group or a control group. Randomization will be done by a third party unaware of the study content. Randomization order tracking will be done with sequentially numbered containers. Patients participating in the study will be blinded to which treatment group they will be included in.

Intervention model description

prospective double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Between the ages of 30-65, with a history of stroke within the last month, * Mini Mental Score ≥ 24, 1-10 after discharge. on the day, * patients who can sit for at least 30 seconds, exhibit a hemiparetic condition, and are clinically stable

Exclusion criteria

* Flaccid hemiplegia detected by anamnesis and physical examination, * Has spasticity in the upper extremity with a severity greater than 1+ according to the Modified Ashworth Scale, * patients with severe dementia and dysfunction of the upper extremity joints due to a previous musculoskeletal disease

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mini Mental Testsix weeksIt is used to evaluate the cognitive status of patients. It is a simple, short and valid test that is widely used in people with stroke. With this test, various cognitive functions of people such as orientation, recording memory, attention and calculation, recall and language are evaluated. The maximum score that can be obtained is 30. Getting a score of 24 or above indicates that the patient's cognitive functions are within normal limits.
Fugl Meyer Motor Function Scalesix weeksMotor performance is evaluated in stroke patients. Each item is given a score from 0 to 2, depending on performance: 2 points; complete detailing, 1 point; partial work of details, 0 points; It is given if details cannot be achieved. The maximum motor performance score for the upper extremity is 66 points.
Laser-pointer Assisted Angle Reproduction Testsix weeksIt evaluates proprioceptive deviation in stroke patients. Shoulder flexion is measured three times at 45◦, 60◦ and 90◦, and upper extremity proprioception is evaluated by taking the average result of the three measurements.
Modified Barthel Indexsix weeksDetermines the functional adequacy, dependency level and rehabilitation services of stroke patients. Items on the scale are rated between 0 and 15 points in 5-point increments depending on the question. 0-20 points are considered fully dependent, 21-61 points are considered highly dependent, 62-90 points are considered moderately dependent, 91-99 points are considered mildly dependent, and 100 points are considered fully independent.
Reaching Performance Scalesix weeksIt evaluates compensatory movements for upper extremity extension in stroke patients. Scores on items 1 to 5 are used to identify deficiencies in specific aspects of movement, with scores ranging from 0 to 18 being obtained depending on changing performance.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary ContactGüler ERTUĞRUL
gertugrul004@gmail.com+90 531 950 05 90
Backup ContactMehmet DURAY
mehmetduray@sdu.edu.tr+90 506 473 11 65

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026