Upper Limb Robotic Rehabilitation After Stroke
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Interventions
- Device: Robotic passive mobilization
- Registration Number
- NCT03243123
- Lead Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Brescia
- Brief Summary
This is a single arm study aimed at evaluating the acute effects induced by a single session of robot-assisted passive hand mobilization on local perfusion and upper limb function in post-stroke hemiparetic patients. Twenty-three participants with subacute or chronic stroke received 20 min passive mobilization of the paretic hand with robotic assistance. After the intervention, significant improvements were found in forearm perfusion, muscle tone significantly decreased and subjects reported decreased upper limb heaviness, stiffness and pain. This study supports novel evidence that hand robotic assistance promotes local forearm circulation, may help in the management of spasticity and acutely alleviates reported symptoms of heaviness, stiffness and pain in subjects with post-stroke hemiparesis.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 23
- first event of cerebrovascular stroke; unilateral paresis; ability to remain in sitting position
- bilateral impairment; cognitive or behaviorql dysfunctions; finger flexion contracture; degenerative or non degenerative neurological conditions; refusal or inability to provide informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Passive mobilization Robotic passive mobilization Upper limb passive mobilization assisted with robotic device
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Forearm perfusion 30 minutes Amount of total hemoglobin circulating in the forearm muscle tissues.
Muscle tone 30 minutes The tone of the muscle assessed with Modified Ashworth Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method