Retraining Reaching in Cerebellar Ataxia
This study is looking at how a special type of reach training, using a virtual reality headset (Oculus Rift and Touch 3D), might help people with cerebellar ataxia (problems with movement coordination due to damage in the cerebellum). The researchers want to see if this training can improve reaching movements better than standard care. You might be able to join if you are between 22 and 80 years old and have cerebellar damage from a stroke, tumor, or degeneration. The main goal is to see how much your hand path distance changes during reaching tasks over 12 weeks. The study plans to enroll 18 participants, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 18 participants. The phase of the study is not specified.
- What's involved
- Reach training will be accomplished using an Oculus Rift and Touch 3D headset. Your hand path distance will be measured at every study visit from week 1 to week 12.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your progress will be assessed every study visit from week 1 to week 12.
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Retraining Reaching in Cerebellar Ataxia
At a glance
Conditions
NCT03879018
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
Motion Analysis Lab in the Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Marylandstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Amy J Bastian, PhD, PT · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Hand path distance during natural reaching to the trained target locations.Assessed every study visit week 1 to week 12
Hand path distance is the percent above an ideal (straight reach) averaged over reaches to all 4 targets. To collect this measure, investigators will use motion capture equipment to record the positions of active markers that subjects will wear on their shoulder, elbow, wrist, and finger.