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Filter by:This pilot study for stroke patients with chronic upper limb hemiplegia will examine the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation on hand motor control and corticospinal excitability. Specifically, this study will investigate the effects of timing and delivery of tDCS in conjunction with contralaterally controlled functional electrical stimulation.
The LOARAL project concerns patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty to treat symptomatic osteoarthritis. Patient will be divided into two groups: a control group where patients will do standard rehabilitation and an experimental group where patients will do standard rehabilitation associated with the judgement of point-light display. The aim of this study is to validate the use of point-light display for the Rehabilitation of patients with a totalarthroplasty of the knee.
Developed countries are facing the challenge of ageing societies, lack of infrastructure for healthcare and high cost of care. Researchers have been attempting to answer these problems by using innovative technology to promote healthy ageing. In this trial, the investigators test the efficiency and acceptance of a personal mobility device for elderly physical rehabilitation. The main objective of the study is to investigate whether rehabilitation using the mobility equipment is as effective as the standard care; secondly, to determine if there is an improvement in clinical outcomes such as physical strength, balance, and risk of falls after using the mobility equipment; and third, to establish whether the use of the REACH concept adds value to the continuity of patient care, specifically in terms of engagement and motivation to be more active during the hospital stay and when returning home.
Fatigue is a common and problematic symptom of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The investigators have developed a new program, called the Personal Energy Planning (PEP) program, that teaches people with ESRD to manage fatigue by using energy conservation strategies during everyday life (eg. organization, prioritization, using good body postures and assistive tools). A large study is needed to test whether the program is helpful for people with ESRD. First, the investigators need to do a smaller-scale pilot study to help plan the large study. The main purposes of this pilot study are to see how many people with ESRD are willing and able to complete the PEP program, and to explore whether the program helps people feel less fatigued. The investigators plan to invite 40 people with ESRD from 4 dialysis units in Calgary, Alberta to participate. People with ESRD who report feeling unusually tired a lot of the time (using a symptom assessment tool completed every 2 months) will be asked to take part. Study participants will either do the PEP program, or another program (the control) that gives them general information about kidney disease. Participants will also be asked to complete questionnaires about fatigue before and after the study. The investigators will compare fatigue scores between the PEP program group and the control group, and record how many agree to take part in the study and complete all study activities. This pilot study will help the investigators plan next steps for research into the PEP program.
The study will investigate the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in critically ill patients. The objective of this study will be investigate the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in critically ill patients.
The PREPARE TAVR pilot study will examine the effects of remotely administered physiological reconditioning program (RAPR) on quality of life (QOL) and clinical outcomes at one year post TAVR in frail older adults.
This is a prospective analysis of patient registry data of intensive care patients. The aim is to investigate if frailty is a predictor of decline of functional status of critically ill patients during their hospital stay.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of virtual prism adaptation therapy on hemispatial neglect in chronic stroke patients. This study is the randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, cross-over design. Total 10 patients will be allocated randomly to either real virtual prism adaptation therapy or sham therapy with the wash-out period of more than 2 weeks. Two sessions (20min/session) per day, for 5days (total 10 sessions) will be provided. Behavioral outcomes will be measured before and after completing a total of 10 sessions therapy.
The primary objective is to observe the impact of in-patient rehabilitation on physical activity in daily life using miniature, wearable sensors, fixed on the shoes. These sensors record data about various aspects of walking. The information on the therapy effect on daily life can complement the clinical information and the patients' subjective report on therapy induced improvements. The secondary objective is the association of changes in physical activity, self-rated walking capacity, self-rated fatigue and self-rated health-related quality of life, wich will be analysed for disease severity of the participants.
The main objective of the study is to describe function and health related to quality of life during the first year after rehabilitation, to measure the degree and impact of user involvement in the rehabilitation process, assess factors associated with change in work -ability and -participation, and to test measurement properties of a new core set of outcome measures for rehabilitation launched by the Norwegian Directorate of Health.