REcovery of Hand Motor Function in Stroke Rehabilitation: Efficacy of a Task-Oriented Protocol Provided by a sEMG-biofeedback Wearable Device (REMO)

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Device, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

Upper limb motor impairment is one of the most common sequelae after stroke. Indeed, the recovery of upper limb sensory-motor functions remains one of the most important goals in stroke rehabilitation. In the last years, new approaches in neurorehabilitation field has been investigated to enhance motor recovery. The use of wearable devices combined with surface electromyography (i.e. sEMG) electrodes allows to detect patients muscle activation during motor performance. Moreover, sEMG is used to provide to the patients the biofeedback about their muscle activity during exercises execution to enhance motor control and motor recovery. The aim of the study is to define the efficacy of using REMO® (Morecognition srl, Turin,Italy) for hand motor recovery after stroke. A randomised-controlled trial will be conducted compared to a task-oriented training, in hand motor rehabilitation after stroke. 28 patients with diagnosis of first stroke event will be enrolled in this study. After randomization process, participants will be allocated in Experimental Group (REMO training) or in Control Group (task-oriented training). The participants will be assessed before and after the treatment and sEMG will be collected during 12 hand movements. The treatment will consist of 15 sessions (1h/day, 5day/week, 3 weeks). Finally, the sEMG of the same 12 hand movements will be collected from 15 healthy subjects to compare muscle activation with a normal reference model.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Single ischemic or haemorrhagic stroke

• Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity score: minimum 10/66 points

Locations
Other Locations
Italy
IRCCS San Camillo Hospital
RECRUITING
Venice-lido
Contact Information
Primary
Giorgia Pregnolato
giorgia.pregnolato@hsancamillo.it
+0412207
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-10-04
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-01-13
Participants
Target number of participants: 28
Treatments
Experimental: REMO training
REMO training will consist of sEMG-biofeedback exercises provided by REMO device.
Active_comparator: Task-Oriented training
Task-Oriented training will consist of task-specific functional exercises
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy

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