Development and Clinical Evaluation of a Web-Based Upper Limb Home Rehabilitation System Using a Smartwatch and Machine Learning Model for Chronic Stroke Survivors: Prospective Comparative Study

Autor: Kyoung-Soub Lee, Yushin Kim, Sang Hoon Chae, Hyung-Soon Park
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
medicine.medical_treatment
Wearable computer
Health Informatics
wearable device
Information technology
Accelerometer
Machine learning
computer.software_genre
smartwatch
Smartwatch
Machine Learning
Upper Extremity
03 medical and health sciences
Wearable Electronic Devices
0302 clinical medicine
chronic stroke
Telerehabilitation
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective Studies
Survivors
Wearable technology
Aged
Original Paper
Internet
Rehabilitation
business.industry
Beck Depression Inventory
Stroke Rehabilitation
Middle Aged
Models
Theoretical

artificial intelligence
T58.5-58.64
home-based rehabilitation
Home Care Services
Mobile Applications
Exercise Therapy
Stroke
Treatment Outcome
Chronic Disease
Artificial intelligence
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
business
Range of motion
computer
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: JMIR mHealth and uHealth, Vol 8, Iss 7, p e17216 (2020)
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
ISSN: 2291-5222
Popis: BackgroundRecent advancements in wearable sensor technology have shown the feasibility of remote physical therapy at home. In particular, the current COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the need and opportunity of internet-based wearable technology in future health care systems. Previous research has shown the feasibility of human activity recognition technologies for monitoring rehabilitation activities in home environments; however, few comprehensive studies ranging from development to clinical evaluation exist.ObjectiveThis study aimed to (1) develop a home-based rehabilitation (HBR) system that can recognize and record the type and frequency of rehabilitation exercises conducted by the user using a smartwatch and smartphone app equipped with a machine learning (ML) algorithm and (2) evaluate the efficacy of the home-based rehabilitation system through a prospective comparative study with chronic stroke survivors.MethodsThe HBR system involves an off-the-shelf smartwatch, a smartphone, and custom-developed apps. A convolutional neural network was used to train the ML algorithm for detecting home exercises. To determine the most accurate way for detecting the type of home exercise, we compared accuracy results with the data sets of personal or total data and accelerometer, gyroscope, or accelerometer combined with gyroscope data. From March 2018 to February 2019, we conducted a clinical study with two groups of stroke survivors. In total, 17 and 6 participants were enrolled for statistical analysis in the HBR group and control group, respectively. To measure clinical outcomes, we performed the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT), Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Upper Extremity, grip power test, Beck Depression Inventory, and range of motion (ROM) assessment of the shoulder joint at 0, 6, and 12 months, and at a follow-up assessment 6 weeks after retrieving the HBR system.ResultsThe ML model created with personal data involving accelerometer combined with gyroscope data (5590/5601, 99.80%) was the most accurate compared with accelerometer (5496/5601, 98.13%) or gyroscope data (5381/5601, 96.07%). In the comparative study, the drop-out rates in the control and HBR groups were 40% (4/10) and 22% (5/22) at 12 weeks and 100% (10/10) and 45% (10/22) at 18 weeks, respectively. The HBR group (n=17) showed a significant improvement in the mean WMFT score (P=.02) and ROM of flexion (P=.004) and internal rotation (P=.001). The control group (n=6) showed a significant change only in shoulder internal rotation (P=.03).ConclusionsThis study found that a home care system using a commercial smartwatch and ML model can facilitate participation in home training and improve the functional score of the WMFT and shoulder ROM of flexion and internal rotation in the treatment of patients with chronic stroke. This strategy can possibly be a cost-effective tool for the home care treatment of stroke survivors in the future.Trial RegistrationClinical Research Information Service KCT0004818; https://tinyurl.com/y92w978t
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