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Rehab-let: touchscreen tablet for self-training impaired dexterity post stroke: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.
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Using Tablets for Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Post Acquired Brain Injury
Effect of Interactive Games Based Hand Training on Hand Dexterity and Functional Outcome in Patients With Stroke
Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed.
- Occupational Therapy Neurorehabilitation Practice in Middle East and North Africa (MENA): A Scoping Review.Occupational therapy international · 2026Article
- Using a tablet to understand the spatial and temporal characteristics of complex upper limb movements in chronic stroke.PloS one · 2024Article
- Evaluating the Dissemination and Implementation Impact of a Rehabilitation Intervention: The Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program (GRASP).Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2023Article
- A novel tablet-based application for assessment of manual dexterity and its components: a reliability and validity study in healthy subjects.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Combining physical and virtual worlds for motor-cognitive training interventions: Position paper with guidelines on technology classification in movement-related research.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Review
- Emergency management of stroke in the era of mechanical thrombectomy.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2019Article
- [Commercial mobile applications in the therapeutic approach to stroke: Review in main application repositories and scientific evidence].Revista espanola de salud publica · 2019Review
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- iPad Use in Stroke Neuro-Rehabilitation.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
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3 authors.
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Abstract
backgroundImpaired dexterity of the weaker upper extremity is common post stroke and it is recommended that these individuals practice many repetitions of movement to regain function. However, stroke rehabilitation methods do not achieve the required intensity to be effective. Touchscreen tablet technology may be used as a motivating tool for self-training impaired dexterity of the weaker upper extremity post stroke. METHODS/
designRehab-let is a self-training protocol utilizing game apps on a touchscreen for practicing movement of the weaker upper extremity. We will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to assess Rehab-let compared to traditional self-training to improve dexterity of the weaker hand, and to increase self-training time and satisfaction in individuals with subacute stroke. Forty individuals with stroke undergoing subacute rehabilitation will be randomly allocated to Rehab-let or a traditional self-training program using therapeutic aids such as balls, blocks and pegs. All participants will be requested to perform self-training for 60 minutes a day, 5 times a week for 4 weeks. Dexterity assessed by The Nine Hole Peg Test is the main outcome measure. Assessments will be administered pre and post the self-training intervention by assessors blind to the group allocation. DISCUSSION: The outcomes of this study will inform the design of a fully powered randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Rehab-let. If found to be effective, Rehab-let can be used during subacute rehabilitation to increase treatment intensity and improve dexterity. Potentially, Rehab-let can also be used after discharge and might be ideal for individuals with mild stroke who are often not referred to formal rehabilitation.
trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials NCT02136433 registered on 17 September 2014.
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