Status:
COMPLETED
Virtual Environment Rehabilitation for Chronic Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
University of South Carolina
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
More than half of individuals post-stroke have residual movement disabilities, including reduced mobility, balance, and increased risk of falling. There is a need for innovative, long-term and economi...
Detailed Description
Objective: To determine if playing active video games results in improved balance and motor performance. Design: Randomized-matched, single-blind, control group cross-over study Setting: Laboratory P...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Greater than 6 months following stroke
- Ability to walk 10 feet with or without assistance
- 18 years of age or older
- Clinical presentation of unilateral hemiplegia post-stroke
- Ability to follow simple two-step instructions
Exclusion
- Unable to ambulate 150 feet prior to stroke
- History of serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or oxygen dependence
- Severe weight bearing pain
- Lower-extremity amputation
- Non-healing ulcers on the lower extremity
- Renal dialysis or end stage liver disease
- Legal blindness or deafness or severe visual or hearing impairment
- A history of significant psychiatric illness defined by diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder, psychosis, or schizophrenia
- Life expectancy less than one year
- Severe arthritis or orthopaedic problems that limit passive ranges of motion of lower extremity: Knee flexion contracture of -10 degrees, Knee flexion ROM \< 90 degrees, hip flexion contracture \> 25 degrees, ankle plantar flexion contracture \> 15 degrees
- History of deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism within 6 months
- Uncontrollable diabetes: diabetic coma, frequent insulin reactions
- Severe hypertension with systolic \> 200mmHg and diastolic \> 110mmHg at rest
- Intracranial hemorrhage related to aneurysm rupture or an arteriovenous malformation (hemorrhagic infarctions will not be excluded)
- History of severe seizure disorder; other neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's Disease
- Pain that is scored greater than 5 out of 10 on a visual analog scale and limits daily activity
- Any health problems judged by their screening physician to put the client at significant risk of harm during the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01414686
Start Date
May 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
April 19 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of South Carolina - Public Health Research Building
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29208