Innovative Models in the Rehabilitation of the Elderly With Stroke Through Technological Innovation

Launched by ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI RICOVERO E CURA PER ANZIANI · Sep 11, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is exploring a new way to help elderly patients recover from strokes using advanced robotic technology. The aim is to create a better rehabilitation plan that can support these patients in regaining their abilities after a stroke, whether it was caused by a blockage (ischemic) or bleeding (hemorrhagic). The study is currently looking for participants who are 18 years or older and have had a stroke within the last three months, as long as they can stand for at least one minute and understand instructions.

If you or a loved one are interested in joining, it’s important to know that participants must be able to give consent and have certain abilities to ensure they can safely use the robotic device. Those with severe movement or cognitive issues, or other health problems that could interfere with the study, will not be eligible. Participants can expect to engage in rehabilitation sessions that use robotics to help improve their movement and recovery. This innovative approach could offer new hope for improving the quality of life for elderly stroke survivors.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Capacity to consent
• • Ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke within 3 months to the recruitment, proven by computerized axial tomography or nuclear magnetic resonance
• • Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) score ≤ 2
• • Ranking scale score ≤ 3
• • Complete communication and comprehension skills, assessed during the objective examination
• • Ability to stand upright, supported or unsupported, for 1 minute
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Concomitant participation in other studies
• • Severe hypertonus of the hip, knee, ankle of the paretic leg with a modified Ashworth scale score ≥3
• • Severe hip, knee or ankle contracture or orthopedic problem affecting ambulation that would preclude passive range of motion of the paretic leg
• • Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs
• • Other cognitive, motor and sensory deficits that negatively condition robotic training
• • Treatment of spasticity of the lower limb within 3 months to the start of the study or during the study
• • Lack of written informed consent
• • Clinical dementia rating (CDR) score ≥ 3
• • Severe systemic diseases with life expectancy \< 1 year