Implementation of a HABIT-ILE Intervention at Home for Chronic Stroke

Launched by UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN · Feb 13, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying two different ways of providing therapy to help people who have had a stroke regain the use of their arms and hands. One method is the traditional "Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities" (HABIT-ILE), which takes place in a clinic, while the other method involves the same therapy delivered at home. The researchers want to see if doing the therapy at home is just as effective and how follow-up sessions after two weeks of therapy might help improve patients’ abilities to perform daily activities and participate in social situations.

To be eligible for this study, participants need to be adults who have had a stroke for more than six months and can follow simple instructions. They should be able to move their arms and hold objects with their affected hand. It's also important for them to have a caregiver available to help for about 6.5 hours each day during the two weeks of therapy. Participants won't be able to join if they have uncontrolled seizures, have had certain treatments or surgeries recently, or have severe vision or thinking problems that might interfere with the therapy. If eligible, participants can expect to receive intensive therapy aimed at improving their arm and hand function while being closely monitored by healthcare professionals.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adults with a chronic stroke (older than 6 months)
• • Ability to interact and understand simple instructions in order to complete assessments and therapy
• • Ability to perform a partial shoulder flexion or abduction, a partial elbow extension, and hold an object in the paretic hand
• • Availability of a caregiver for 6h30 per day during two weeks of therapy
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Non controlled seizure
• • Botulinum toxin injection in the last 6 months before the first assessment or during the therapy
• • Intensive therapy in the last 6 months before the first assessment or during the therapy
• • Surgery that could affect the assessments or therapy in the last 6 months before the first assessment or during the therapy
• • Severe visual or cognitive impairments interfering with treatment and or assessments