Exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton With Balance Sensing Feedback for Ankle-foot Rehabilitation After Stroke
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Stroke
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Fugl-Meyer Assessment
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
In this work, a novel hybrid ankle-foot robot is designed for gait rehabilitation after stroke, i.e., exoneuromusculoskeleton with balance sensing feedback (ENMS-BSF) by integrating the advantages of soft pneumatic muscle, functional electrical stimulation, exoskeleton and foot balance feedback in one system. With the assistance of the ENMS-BSF the foot drop and foot inversion could be corrected with improved muscle coordination in the paretic lower limb. The device is wearable and light-in-weight for unilateral application during walking. It is hypothesized that with the intervention of the ENMS-BSF the gait pattern of persons after stroke can be improved with long-term rehabilitative effects.
Investigators
Xiaoling Hu
Assistant Profession
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •At least 6 months after the onset of stroke
- •Have sufficient cognition to follow simple instructions, as well as understand the content and purpose of the experiment (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score \>21).
- •Have mild-to-moderate motor impairment in the affected lower limb with foot drop but be capable of standing and walking without manual assistance.
- •Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), total score on the lower limb \<20
- •Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) ≥4
- •Berg Balance Scale (BBS) ≥40
Exclusion Criteria
- •The exclusion criteria will be server spasticity at the ankle joint measured by Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) \>
- •Receiving other lower limb rehabilitative interventions at the same time
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Fugl-Meyer Assessment
Time Frame: before, one day after, and 3 months after the training
To evaluate the voluntary motor function of the lower limb after the interventions