Maximizing post-stroke upper limb rehabilitation using a novel telerehabilitation interactive virtual reality system in the patient's home: Study protocol of a randomized clinical trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 47, Issue , 2016, Pages 49-53

  Kairy, Dahlia ^a   Veras, Mirella ^a   Archambault, Philippe ^b   Hernandez, Alejandro ^c   Higgins, Johanne ^a   Levin, Mindy F ^b   Poissant, Lise ^a   Raz, Amir ^d   Kaizer, Franceen ^e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e JEWISH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical; Neurorehabilitaiton; Protocol; Stroke; Telerehabilitation; Trial; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONLINE MONITORING; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REHABILITATION CARE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STROKE IMPACT SCALE 16; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEHEALTH; TELEREHABILITATION; TREATMENT DURATION; VIRTUAL REALITY; WRITTEN COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STROKE REHABILITATION; UPPER LIMB;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE; STROKE REHABILITATION; TELEREHABILITATION; UPPER EXTREMITY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84949994910     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2015.12.006     Document Type: Article

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