Upper Limb Movement Quality Following Stroke
NCT Number: NCT06497881
Status: RECRUITING
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions: Stroke
Sponsor: Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran
Collaborators: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Sex: ALL
Age: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Enrollment: 40
Study Design: Observational Model: |Time Perspective: p
Start Date: 2024-07-04
Completion Date: 2026-07-01
Locations: Adi-Negev Nahalat Eran, Ofakim, Israel

Summary:
The aim of this study is to monitor the daily upper limb movement of persons with stroke, and to relate these quantities to measures of recovery and impairment.

Primary Outcome Measures: Hand movements-count, The number of hand movements (count), One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Hand movements-duration, The total and average (per hour) time the hands moved, over the tested period. Measured in minutes., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Active joint range, Maximum, minimum, and mean range of motion of the joints during daily activity. Measured in degrees/radians., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Wrist distance, The maximum, average and total distance of the wrist from the body during movements. Measured in cm., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.
Secondary Outcome Measures: Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Fugl-Meyer Assessment:

Motor score of the upper limb is on a 0-66 scale. High score is better., One occasions during the first month following recruitment.|Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), Action Research Arm Test Score is on a 0-57 scale. High score is better., One occasions during the first month following recruitment.|Proprioception-1, The difference between joint angles in an angle matching task. E.g., matching the shoulder angle of a passively moved arm with the contralateral arm. Angles include both anatomical angles and elevation angles. Measured in degrees/radians., One occasions during the first month following recruitment.|Proprioception-2, Parameters of the correlation (regression) between EMG signals during active and passive movement. Including the constant (in mV), slope (arbitrary units) and R\^2 (arbitrary units)., One occasions during the first month following recruitment.|Proprioception-3, Delay between hand movement initiation observed kinematical (acceleration) and kinetically (EMG signal). Measured in msec., One occasions during the first month following recruitment.|Joint range of motion, Maximum and minimum joints range of motion (active and passive). Measured in degrees/radians., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Synergies, Parameters of the correlation (regression) between the kinematic signals of the different upper extremity segments. Including the slope (arbitrary units) and R\^2 (arbitrary units)., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Angular velocity., Maximum and average angular velocity of the joints during daily activity. Measured in degrees/radians per second, One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Movement volume, Volume occupied by the limb segments calculated using the 3D location of the joints. Measured in cm\^3., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.|Whole body movement time, The total and average (per hour) time of movements of the whole body. Measured in minutes., One or two occasions over 1-6 hours each.