Studying Rehabilitation Treatments Using Video to Improve Recovery for Adults With Physical Disabilities

Launched by OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · Jul 22, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how occupational therapists help adults recover arm and hand movement after a stroke or spinal cord injury. The researchers will watch video recordings of real therapy sessions to see which activities and techniques work best, and how patients respond during treatment. The goal is to create a helpful toolkit that therapists can use to improve rehabilitation and help patients regain more function in their arms and hands.

Adults who have had a stroke or a spinal cord injury affecting their neck and who are currently receiving occupational therapy focused on arm and hand movement may be eligible to participate. Their occupational therapist must also be willing to take part in the study and be video recorded during therapy sessions. If you take part, your therapy sessions will be recorded on video, but the focus will be on understanding the treatment process, not on testing a new drug or procedure. This study aims to make future therapy more effective for people recovering from these kinds of injuries.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Occupational Therapy Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must be a licensed OT practitioner (occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant),
• • The OT practitioner must treat at least one adult stroke or spinal cord injury patient with UE sensorimotor impairment per month
• • The OT practitioner must be willing to be video recorded while treating their enrolled stroke or SCI patients.
• Stroke Patients Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must have a medical diagnosis of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke
• • Must be ≥ 18 years old
• • Must have at least one OT goal related to UE hemiparesis
• • Must have at least one remaining OT treatment session after enrollment
• • The patient's OT must be enrolled in the study.
• Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Patients Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must have a medical diagnosis of cervical spinal cord injury
• • Must be ≥ 18 years old
• • Must have at least one OT goal related to UE sensorimotor impairment
• • Must have at least one remaining OT treatment session after enrollment
• • The patient's OT must be enrolled in the study.