Robot Aided Rehabilitation - Intervention

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE · Feb 4, 2015

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called Robot Aided Rehabilitation - Intervention, is focused on helping individuals who have had a stroke. After a stroke, many people experience difficulties with their arm and hand movements due to complex changes in muscle and joint function. The goal of this study is to understand these issues better and to find out how specific types of therapy, including training for the arm versus the hand and passive stretching before active movement, can help improve recovery.

To participate in this trial, you should be between the ages of 65 and 74 and have had your first stroke 1 to 12 months ago, with certain levels of arm and hand impairment. Some key things to note are that participants must not have severe cognitive difficulties or pain in the shoulder, and should not be involved in other rehabilitation studies at the same time. If you join the study, you can expect to receive targeted treatment aimed at improving your arm and hand function with the help of robotic technology. This trial is currently recruiting participants, and everyone is welcome regardless of gender.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • First focal unilateral lesion, ischemic or hemorrhagic
• • Had a stroke 1-12 months prior to enrollment
• • Rated between stages 2-4 on the Chedoke McMaster Stroke Assessment Impairment Inventory: Stage of Recovery of the Arm and Hand
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Apraxia
• • Score of less than 22 on the Mini Mental Status Exam
• • Severe pain in the shoulder by a self-rating of 7 out of 10 or greater
• • Severe contracture in the upper extremity
• • Unable to sit in a chair for 3 consecutive hours
• • Unrelated musculoskeletal injuries
• • Poor fit into equipment used in study
• • Botox injection in upper extremity within 4 months
• • Concurrent participation in gait or upper extremity intervention studies