House Gregory, Burdea Grigore, Grampurohit Namrata, Polistico Kevin, Roll Doru, Damiani Frank, Hundal Jasdeep, Demesmin Didier
Bright Cloud International Corp, Highland Park, NJ, USA.
Roosevelt Care Center, Edison, NJ, USA.
Br J Pain. 2016 Nov;10(4):186-197. doi: 10.1177/2049463716664370. Epub 2016 Aug 24.
BACKGROUND: Persistent pain in shoulder and arm following post-surgical breast cancer treatment can lead to cognitive and physical deficits. Depression is also common in breast cancer survivors. Virtual reality therapy with integrative cognitive and physical rehabilitation has not been clinically trialed for this population. The novel BrightArm Duo technology improved cognition and upper extremity (UE) function for other diagnoses and has great potential to benefit individuals coping with post-surgical breast cancer pain. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of BrightArm Duo therapy for coping with post-surgical chronic pain and associated disability in breast cancer survivors with depression. METHODS: BrightArm Duo is a robotic rehabilitation table modulating gravity loading on supported forearms. It tracks arm position and grasping strength while patients play three-dimensional (3D) custom integrative rehabilitation games. Community-dwelling women (N = 6) with post-surgical breast cancer pain in the upper arm trained on the system twice a week for 8 weeks. Training difficulty increased progressively in game complexity, table tilt and session length (20-50 minutes). Standardized assessments were performed before and after therapy for pain, cognition, emotion, UE function and activities of daily living. RESULTS: Subjects averaged upwards of 1300 arm repetitions and 850 hand grasps per session. Pain intensity showed a 20% downward trend (p = 0.1) that was corroborated by therapist observations and participant feedback. A total of 10 out of 11 cognitive metrics improved post-training (p = 0.01) with a significant 8.3-point reduction in depression severity (p = 0.04). A total of 17 of 18 range of motion metrics increased (p < 0.01), with five affected-side shoulder improvements above the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (8°). In all, 13 out of 15 strength and function metrics improved (p = 0.02) with lateral deltoid strength increasing 7.4 N on the affected side (p = 0.05). CONCLUSION: This pilot study demonstrated feasibility of using the BrightArm Duo Rehabilitation System to treat cancer survivors coping with upper body chronic pain. Outcomes indicate improvement in cognition, shoulder range, strength, function and depression.
背景:乳腺癌手术后肩部和手臂持续疼痛会导致认知和身体功能缺陷。抑郁症在乳腺癌幸存者中也很常见。结合认知和身体康复的虚拟现实疗法尚未针对该人群进行临床试验。新型BrightArm Duo技术改善了其他疾病患者的认知和上肢(UE)功能,对缓解乳腺癌手术后疼痛的患者具有很大的益处。 目的:本研究旨在探讨BrightArm Duo疗法应对乳腺癌幸存者伴抑郁症的术后慢性疼痛及相关残疾的可行性。 方法:BrightArm Duo是一种机器人康复治疗台,可调节支撑前臂上的重力负荷。当患者玩三维(3D)定制综合康复游戏时,它会跟踪手臂位置和抓握力。患有上臂乳腺癌手术后疼痛的社区女性(N = 6),每周在该系统上训练两次,共8周。训练难度在游戏复杂性、治疗台倾斜度和训练时长(20 - 50分钟)方面逐渐增加。在治疗前后对疼痛、认知、情绪、UE功能和日常生活活动进行标准化评估。 结果:受试者每次训练平均进行超过1300次手臂重复动作和850次手部抓握动作。疼痛强度呈下降20%的趋势(p = 0.1),治疗师观察和参与者反馈证实了这一点。11项认知指标中有10项在训练后得到改善(p = 0.01),抑郁严重程度显著降低8.3分(p = 0.04)。18项运动范围指标中有17项增加(p < 0.01),患侧肩部有5项改善超过最小临床重要差异(8°)。15项力量和功能指标中有13项改善(p = 0.02),患侧三角肌外侧力量增加7.4 N(p = 0.05)。 结论:这项初步研究证明了使用BrightArm Duo康复系统治疗应对上身慢性疼痛的癌症幸存者的可行性。结果表明在认知、肩部活动范围、力量、功能和抑郁方面有所改善。
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