pper limb robotic therapy in cervical SCI
- Conditions
- Diseases of the nervous system
- Registration Number
- KCT0002745
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Rehabilitation Hospital
- Brief Summary
A total of 30 individuals with cervical spinal cord injury were included, with 15 patients in each group. At post-therapy, the manual muscle test score of C6, C7, and T1 key muscles and the total score increased in the robotic therapy group. The increase in C7 and T1 were higher in the robotic therapy group. Among KSCIM (Korean Version of Spinal Cord Independence Measure)-III subscales, mobility and the total score increased in the robotic therapy group. Total score improvement was higher in the robotic therapy group
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) age 19 years old or above, (2) time since injury was of less than 1 year, (3) upper extremity power of at least one key muscle was trace and above, and (4) able to understand instructions of the protocol.
The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) etiology of motor weakness was other than spinal cord injury, (2) had severe spasticity which was grade 3 or 4 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale (3) inability to sit on a wheelchair or a chair for more than 30 minutes, (4) limited range of motion lesser than 50% of the normal range in shoulder, elbow, and wrist joint, and (5) had severe shoulder pain that interferes with upper limb therapy.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Manual muscle testing score
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Korean Version of Spinal Cord Independence Measure-III