Robotic-assisted Upper Extremity Training in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
- Registration Number
- NCT03239301
- Lead Sponsor
- Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
- Brief Summary
Study design: Controlled Trial Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted training of forearm and hand functions in spinal cord injury patients Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey Methods: Forty patients were allocated into robotic and control groups. Both groups received conventional rehabilitation program for four weeks. Moreover, robotic group received robotic rehabilitation program tailored to the patient five times a week (each session of 30 min).
Baseline data and post-intervention data was compared.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
- Ages between 18-50
- Cervical Level of Spinal Cord Injury
- Severe upper extremity contractures in the joints
- Intensive spasticity (Ashworth 3-4)
- Shoulder pain that causes exercise intolerance
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional Independence Measure Four weeks Scale Evaluating the Functionality
Spinal Cord Independence Measure III Four weeks Scale Evaluating the Functionality and independence
Short Form-36 Four weeks Scale Evaluation the activities of daily living
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Ankara Fizik Tedavi ve REhabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey
Ankara Physical MEdicine and REhabilitation Trainign and Research Hospital
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey
Ankara Fizik Tedavi ve REhabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey