Feasibility of Using Maestro Hand Exoskeleton in Post-stroke Hand Rehabilitation to Improve Joint Coordination
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Enrollment
- 15
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- change in finger joint torque assistance
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The research team will develop a novel training tool to improve finger joint coordination, to address the unmet need in the current rehabilitation, thereby enhancing hand function and contributing to improved independence and quality of life for Veterans with stroke.
Detailed Description
The research team will determine feasibility of training using CA and TA controllers in subacute stroke. Specifically, we will examine if joint coordination improves over a training session. The investigators will compare the extent of improvement for each controller and impairment severity.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adult Veterans with a stroke 1-6 months ago
- •Ability to move fingers (Chedoke-McMaster Hand Section Stage 2-4)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inability to follow 2-step commands
- •Severe muscle tone prohibiting proper placement of the fingers (Modified Ashworth Scale, MAS=5 out of 5)
- •Change in spasticity medication or botulinum toxin injection in the upper limb within 3 months prior to or during enrollment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
change in finger joint torque assistance
Time Frame: from the 1st half to the 2nd half of the 1-hour training session
Change in finger joint torque assistance needed from the 1st half to the 2nd half of the 1-hour training session. Reduction in torque is considered a good outcome. There is no predefined minimum/maximum.