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Filter by:Among robotic devices, Gloreha, with its compliant mechanical transmission, may represent an easily applied innovative solution to rehabilitation, because the hand can perform grasp and release activities wearing the device by mean of a flexible and light orthosis. Our objective on this research was to the robotic assisted motion and activity in additional to physiotherapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT), on stroke patients with hand paralysis.
Gait impairment is a common cause of disability in patients who have experienced a stroke and recovery of walking is a priority goal. Gait outcome is a significant factor that influences a patient's chance of returning to the social life activity and rehabilitation is an effective treatment for restoring gait in these patients. Learning to walk backwards correctly has been recommended to improve the movement components required for walking forwards. Several studies demonstrated that during backward walking the muscle activity is higher, more oxygen consumption, metabolic and cardiorespiratory activity are required and the same motor program is used comparing to during the forward walking. It has been suggested that backward walking therapy may be promoted as a treatment strategy to improve gait in stroke patients. The main goal of this project is to investigate the effectiveness of the backward walking therapy on gait improvement and spasticity in post stroke patients.
The aim of SWEAT² study is to further explore the effects of additional customized trunk exercises on clinical and biomechanical gait performance. Despite of the evidence demonstrating the importance of trunk control after stroke, studies about the effects of trunk rehabilitation on gait performance are inconsistent. The findings of this study might lead to new scientific insights in the importance of the trunk during gait rehabilitation in people suffering from stroke submitted to a rehabilitation hospital.
Virtual Occupational Therapy Application (VOTA) combines low-cost human motion tracking, commercial game engine technology, and evidence-based Occupational Therapy (OT) practice in a computer-based virtual world in which stroke patients practice activities of daily living (ADLs). The protocol investigates the efficacy of VOTA therapy for Upper Extremity (UE) motor recovery and assesses system usability and user acceptance.
Predictors of the risk of recurrent stroke for patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) remain unknown. The study will be to explore the stroke mechanism evolution in patients with ICAS by multi-model magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which consists of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and high-resolution MRI (HRMRI). The patients with symptomatic ICAS will undergo multi-model MRI. The baseline data, infarct patterns on DWI, and plaque features on HRMRI will be collected. The stroke mechanisms will be determined by the infarct patterns. During the 2 years follow-up, the recurrent ischemic events will be recorded. By comparing the baseline data, infarct patterns, and plaque features in patients with and without recurrent strokes, the high-risk features of patients with symptomatic ICAS will be identified. The evaluation of stroke mechanisms of patients with symptomatic ICAS will be summarized.
The purpose of this Study is to determine whether non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is effective in increasing rehabilitation effects after stroke in visual Cortex.
Building on an earlier pilot study, this randomized controlled trial will compare the effectiveness of a 12 week community YMCA-based wellness program specifically designed for people with stroke (Fit for Function) to a standard YMCA membership.
Research has shown that lowering brain temperature may have good results in heart attack patients. Lowering brain temperature may be a promising treatment for stroke patients. The Excel Cryo Cooling device drops brain temperature by cooling the blood in arteries in the neck. The device is a neck collar with a cooling pack which when shaken can reach low temperature within seconds. The collar is placed around the patient's neck and the cooling pack is applied to the front of the neck and held in place. This device provides stable cooling irrespective of participant size or weight. The objective of this study is to test the value of using Excel Cryo Cooling device in dropping brain temperature in 3 different groups of adult participants: i. Healthy adult volunteers, ii. Adult participants with normal body temperature in intensive care unit iii. Adult participants with fever in intensive care unit
The objective of this study is to identify the potential benefits of a home-based, intervention designed to facilitate carepartners' roles in stroke survivor rehabilitation. Stroke survivors and caregivers will participate in pairs. Stroke survivors will receive constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT). Caregivers of stroke survivors will be randomized to traditional caregiver education or a web based intervention for the duration of stroke survivor therapy. By learning the best way to involve family members in therapy, investigators hope to decrease the harmful effects of stroke.
There is an urgent need for stronger evidence to support recommendations for the role of sugars in diabetes and related cardiometabolic diseases. Although large prospective cohort studies have shown a significant positive association of fructose-containing sugars-sweetened beverages with incident obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, these associations do not appear to hold true for total fructose-containing sugars and other important sources of free fructose-containing sugars such as pure fruit juice, yogurt, or even cakes and sweets. As dietary guidelines have moved away from macronutrient centric recommendations towards more food and dietary-pattern based recommendations, this inconsistency in the data has not been appreciated. There remains a focus on free sugars, in the absence of sufficient information on the role of different food sources of fructose-containing sugars in diabetes and related cardiometabolic diseases. A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies is considered to be the "Gold Standard" of evidence. To provide evidence-based guidance to support the development of public health policy in relation sugars and the primary prevention of diabetes, we will conduct a series of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the relation of food sources of fructose-containing sugars with incident type 2 diabetes and related cardiometabolic diseases in prospective cohort studies.