Efficacy of different interaction devices using non-immersive virtual tasks in individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a cross-sectional randomized trial.
Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rapid progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by a selective loss of motor neurons, brain stem and spinal cord which leads to deterioration of motor abilities. Devices that promote interaction with tasks on computers can enhance perfo...
| Publicado en: | BMC Neurology Vol. 18; no. 1 |
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| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , , , , , |
| Formato: | research randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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BioMed Central
12/17/2018
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=133598497&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 133598497 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 14712377 1CI7 jtl: BMC Neurology issn: 14712377 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 12/17/2018 vid: 18 iid: 1 pid: 24147 pub: BioMed Central artinfo: ui: 133598497 133598497 NLM30558556 133598497 10.1186/s12883-018-1212-3 NLM30558556 133598497 ppct: 1 formats: tig: atl: Efficacy of different interaction devices using non-immersive virtual tasks in individuals with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a cross-sectional randomized trial. aug: au: Trevizan, Isabela Lopes Silva, Talita Dias Dawes, Helen Massetti, Thais Crocetta, Tânia Brusque Favero, Francis Meire Oliveira, Acary Souza Bulle de Araújo, Luciano Vieira Santos, Ana Carolina Costa de Abreu, Luiz Carlos Coe, Shelly Monteiro, Carlos Bandeira de Mello affil: Department of Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy – Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Rua Cipotânea, 51, CEP: 05360-000, São Paulo, Brazil sug: subj: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Rehabilitation User-Computer Interface Adult Middle Age Retrospective Design Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Physiopathology Aged Female Motor Skills Cross Sectional Studies Human Male Validation Studies Comparative Studies Evaluation Research Multicenter Studies Randomized Controlled Trials Clinical Assessment Tools Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Female Male ab: Background: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rapid progressive neurodegenerative disease, characterized by a selective loss of motor neurons, brain stem and spinal cord which leads to deterioration of motor abilities. Devices that promote interaction with tasks on computers can enhance performance and lead to greater independence and utilization of technology.Objective: To evaluate performance on a computer task in individuals with ALS using three different commonly used non-immersive devices.Method: Thirty individuals with ALS (18 men and 12 women, mean age 59 years, range 44-74 years) with a mean score of 26, (minimum score of 14 and maximum 41) on the Revised Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) and 30 healthy controls matched for age and gender, participated. All participants were randomly divided into three groups, each using a different device system (motion tracking, finger motion control or touchscreen) to perform three task phases (acquisition, retention and transfer).Results: Both the ALS and control group (CG) showed better performance on the computer task when using the touchscreen device, but there was limited transfer of performance onto the task performed on the Finger Motion control or motion tracking. However, we found that using the motion tracking device led to transfer of performance to the touchscreen.Conclusion: This study presents novel and important findings when selecting interaction devices for individuals with ALS to access technology by demonstrating immediate performance benefits of using a touchscreen device, such as improvement of motor skills. There were possible transferable skills obtained when using virtual systems which may allow flexibility and enable individuals to maintain performance overtime.Trial Registration: Registration name: Virtual Task in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Registration number: NCT03113630 ; retrospectively registered on 04/13/2017. Date of enrolment of the first participant to the trial: 02/02/2016. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research randomized controlled trial Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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