Piazzini Michele, Ciapetti Tommaso, Baccini Marco, Doronzio Stefano, Angelini Lucia, Mucci Paola, Guachi Robinson, Controzzi Marco, Cecchi Francesca
Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica, UniFi, Firenze - Italia.
Unità di Ricerca Neuromotoria, IRCCS Fondazione don Carlo Gnocchi ONLUS, Firenze - Italia.
Arch Physiother. 2025 Jun 5;15:131-137. doi: 10.33393/aop.2025.3291. eCollection 2025 Jan-Dec.
To verify the feasibility of the Virtual Eggs Test (VET) and establish the ranges of fragilities of the Virtual Eggs (VEs) for assessing dexterity of stroke subjects and to collect feedback to improve its usability.
An observational non-profit study, with a pre-market medical device. It was conducted at a hospital neurorehabilitation unit. Nine subjects with chronic stroke (5 males; mean age 55.8 ± 18.9) performed the pilot with their paretic arm. Time to complete the test (TT), the number of failures for each VE, the threshold (T), and participants' self-reported comfort in performing the test were measured.
The T varied among participants from 1.70 to 4.88 N/N. The average TT was 20.1 ± 6.5 minutes (range 11-33). Only one subject found the test uncomfortable.
The study found that the VET, with minor modifications, is feasible in stroke subjects. It might be useful for assessing sensorimotor impairment in both the affected and the less affected arm. Its metric properties and normative values in the healthy population will be determined in a study currently underway.
验证虚拟鸡蛋测试（VET）的可行性，确定虚拟鸡蛋（VE）的易碎性范围，以评估中风患者的灵活性，并收集反馈意见以提高其可用性。
一项针对上市前医疗设备的观察性非营利研究。该研究在医院神经康复科进行。九名慢性中风患者（5名男性；平均年龄55.8±18.9岁）用其患侧手臂进行了试点测试。测量完成测试的时间（TT）、每个VE的失败次数、阈值（T）以及参与者在进行测试时自我报告的舒适度。
参与者的T值在1.70至4.88N/N之间变化。平均TT为20.1±6.5分钟（范围为11 - 33分钟）。只有一名受试者觉得测试不舒服。
该研究发现，经过 minor modifications的VET在中风患者中是可行的。它可能有助于评估患侧和未受影响手臂的感觉运动障碍。其在健康人群中的度量特性和标准值将在当前正在进行的一项研究中确定。
