Telerehabilitation In The Home After Stroke
Start Date
8/22/2025
Completion Date
6/1/2030
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate whether telerehabilitation targeting arm movement, when added to usual care, improves arm function and reduces global disability after stroke, compared to usual care alone. Patients with arm weakness due to stroke that happened in the past 90-150 days will be randomized into one of two groups: \[1\] TR and usual care; \[2\] usual care only (no TR), but people in the usual care group will be offered TR once the study is done. TR consists of 70 minutes/day of activities targeting arm function, 6 days a week for 6 weeks.
Detailed Description
This is a randomized, assessor-blinded study that involves the use of telerehabilitation to deliver additional therapy for persons with stroke. Patients with arm weakness due to stroke that happened in the past 90-150 days will be randomized into one of two groups: \[1\] TR and usual care; \[2\] usual care only (no TR), but people in the usual care group will be offered TR once the study is done. TR consists of 70 minutes/day of activities targeting arm function, 6 days a week 6-8 weeks. The hypothesis of this study is patients receiving TR in addition to their usual care will have significantly greater recovery of arm function compared to patients receiving usual care alone. Study participation will last approximately 8 months and includes 4 in-person visits. At these visits, patients will undergo a variety of assessments including tests of arm function and a single MRI scan of the brain. Patients undergoing TR will receive arm motor training, which consists of 36 sessions of assigned exercises, games, and stroke education; these total 70 minutes in length and occur 6 days a week for 6 weeks; TR subjects will also continue usual care. Patients in the usual care group only will not engage in TR but will instead continue all of the therapies recommended by their medical team. At the end of the study, participants in the usual care group will be offered TR.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to 80 years
Interventions
Telerehabilitation
Conditions
Locations
Rancho Los Amigos Research Institute
Downey, California 90242
United States
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California 92868
United States
Keck Medical Center of USC
Los Angeles, California 90033
United States
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California 90095
United States
Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare
Pomona, California 91767
United States
Hillcrest Medical Center at UC San Diego Health
San Diego, California 92103
United States
Medstar Health Research Institute
Washington D.C., District of Columbia 20010
United States
Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital
Jacksonville, Florida 32216
United States
Jackson Memorial Hospital Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center
Miami, Florida 33136
United States
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
United States
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas 66160
United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114
United States
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129
United States
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield, Massachusetts 01199
United States
University of Michigan University Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
United States
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York 10029
United States
NYP Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York 10032
United States
University of North Carolina Medical Center
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514
United States
Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina 27710
United States
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio 45219
United States
MetroHealth Old Brooklyn Health Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44109
United States
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
United States
Jefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania 19027
United States
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
United States
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
UT Houston/Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC
Houston, Texas 77030
United States
University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah 84132
United States