Measurement of joint impedance and estimation of reflex gains in shoulder and elbow muscles in patients with peripheral nerve lesions using a two degrees of freedom haptic planar device.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Brachial plexus lesionsNerve trauma1002830210034606
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON33120
- Lead Sponsor
- eids Universitair Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with brachial plexus lesions or nerves innervating the elbow flexor muscles resulting in a paresis of the elbow flexor muscles;- There is some handfunction left;- Patients underwent primary nerve reconstruction with mesurable feffect, i.e. the muscle strength did increase with at least one point on the MRC scale
Exclusion Criteria
- joint contractures in elbow or shoulder
- no return of elbow flexion strength after surgery
- other neurological diseases
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Reflex gain and modulation</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Muscle force around shoulder and elbow; Range of Motion of shoulder and Elbow</p><br>