Robot assisted arm training and assessment in stroke patients - a pilot study

Recruiting

• Conditions: cerebral vascular incident; stroke; 10007963

• Registration Number: NL-OMON36317
• Lead Sponsor: Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 6 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers willing to participate
Fully competent in Dutch
Patients who have completed their active clinical rehabilitation program
A clinical definite diagnosis of Stroke (postacute/chronic stroke, Supratentorial)
Upper limb dysfunction due to distinct paresis (Motricity Index (MI) lower than 85/100)

Exclusion Criteria

Will-unable
Poor arm function due to muscle weakness (MI <30), not permitting active movements with robotic system
Severe spasticity; MAS score for the elbow and wrist flexors: each >= 3
Severe cognitive or visual deficits interfering with the comprehension or completion of presented virtual tasks.
Severe neglect in the near extra personal space (Menon 2004), established by the letter cancellation test Uttl 2001 and Bell*s test (quantitative evaluation, Gauthier 1989) with a minimum omission score of 15% Ferber(2001)
Broca aphasia, Wernicke aphasia, global aphasia: as determined by Akense Afasie Test (AAT, Graetz, 1987))
Severe apraxia as measured by apraxietest van Heugten (1998)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>outcome measures and kinematic measurements as well as experience with the<br /><br>system and motivational aspects for patients. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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