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Filter by:The effectiveness of convectional vestibular training for balance and dizziness rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis has been recently demonstrated in a meta-analysis by this research team (doi: 10.3390/jcm9020590). Furthermore, non-immersive virtual reality-based environments seem to be useful for balance and gait rehabilitation in this population (doi: 10.1177/0269215518768084). However, nothing is known about the feasibility and effectiveness of immersive virtual reality-based rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis. The primary aim of this research is to determine the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of an immersive virtual reality-based vestibular training for dizziness, balance and fatigue rehabilitation, compared to conventional vestibular training.
The overall purpose with this clinical trial is to, monitor and secure ROBERT®'s clinical performance and safety in a clinical environment in the regional hospital North Denmark, Neuro Unit North. The purpose of the study is to investigate if ROBERT® has the ability to 1. Perform guided active training. 2. Perform resistance based active training. And validate the safety of ROBERT® in a clinical environment.
This is a single-center, prospective study in subjects visiting TASMC for various indications. This study will be divided into two arms: First Arm - Subjects measured by the study staff via the investigational device at the hospital (up to 50 subjects). Second Arm - subjects measuring themselves autonomously with the investigational device at their homes (up to 10 subjects from the first arm). Hence, total number of subjects for the study will be up to N=50. All subjects will be enrolled to the study only after signing an informed consent form. Specifically for the second arm, subjects will undergo proper training by the sponsor's representatives prior to being discharged from the hospital. Training will focus on proper operation of the device, which is also designed for autonomous use in a simple and user-friendly manner. Subjects will be asked to monitor themselves periodically for a duration of up to a week. Ongoing support will be provided by the sponsor upon subject request, either by phone, or on-premise via a dedicated support team. For both arms, device users (either study staff in first arm or subjects in the second arm) will be requested to answer questionnaires in order to assess usability with the investigational device. In both cases, a dedicated sponsor representative will observe the users to gather objective usability data, and aid in the questionnaire filling process.
Falls are a frequent and serious problem in old people. It is estimated that one-third of subjects over 65 years of age and 50% of those over 85 years of age have at least one fall per year (1). The traumatic and psychological consequences of falls contribute to the loss of functional independence and lead to early institutionalization (2). All activities of daily living require us to maintain a state of postural balance, whether standing, sitting, static or dynamic. Thus, good coordination is essential to maintain balance, reflecting both peripheral (muscular) and central (cognitive) motor control (3,4). Coordination skills between posture and movement decline during aging without associated disorder, and even more so when this aging is associated by cognitive disorders (5,6). On the contrary, as part of a balance rehabilitation program, an adapted training allows the partial recovery of the balance management process in elderly subjects who fall (7). Le Qoos® by LudHealth is technical foam equipment, which can be installed on the wall, to practice various physical exercises. It can therefore be used as a simple support, leaning on with hands, arms, feet or even the head, exerting contact points, pressures or even impacts with more or less force. Le Qoos® is an equipment that allows to perform, on the same object, gentle or tonic exercises, balance, flexibility, sheathing or muscle strengthening while having fun. We hypothesize that cognitive-physical stimulation workshops based on the use of the device Le Qoos® and is environment are i) adapted to geriatric fall prevention issues, ii) accessible to elderly hospitalized patients and health professionals, and iii) effective and safe to maintain and/or recover postural balance in elderly hospitalized patients. First step of this work is to assess whether "Le Qoos" is considered as usable par end-users of the device.
The goal of the study is to assess the usability and satisfaction of an electronic patient reported outcomes (e-PRO) mobile application. The secondary aim is to assess and compare response rates between two study groups (e-PRO group vs REDCap survey group). A potential differentiating factor between delivering surveys via smart phone and other electronic modes of delivery is the perceived advantage of being able to conveniently complete survey questionnaires at any time and any location. This could help address certain limitations of the quantitative survey method such as recall bias. Furthermore, the portability, connectivity and ubiquity of smartphones may reduce the amount of training or instructions required for users to complete a survey questionnaire on a smartphone.
Pre-anesthesia assessment is an important part of anesthesiologists daily routine. A thorough assessment leads to an impeccable anesthesia plan. In the past, the department of anesthesiologist in NTUH (National Taiwan University Hospital) utilizes paper assessment form. As government policy leans towards digitization, the department of anesthesiologist in NTUH collaborates with the information technology office to develop an electronic pre-anesthesia assessment system called EVAN, which is an iOS based application (App). EVAN includes an anesthesia patient list, patient EMR (electronic medical record) and pre-anesthesia assessment form. EVAN was online since March, 2018. This is an observational research to investigate the user experience and improve the user interface of EVAN. This research subjects include anesthesiologists from NTUH. This research has three parts: user tasks, questionnaires, and a semi-structured interview. First, the research assistant will record how the user use the App to complete the tasks, which includes video recording and App monitoring. After the tasks is completed, the subject will write a questionnaire. Then the principal investigator will give an interview for feedbacks from the users.
The goal is to develop a pragmatic, scalable intervention to overcome problems with surrogate decision making in ICUs. The aim is to conduct a pilot study among surrogates and clinicians of 50 incapacitated patients at high risk of death to assess the feasibility of deploying the web-based tool as well as to examine the tools impact on the patient and family outcome measures summarized in the hypotheses below.