NCT00037934

Robotic Upper-Limb Neurorehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Patient

Evaluation of Robotic Upper Extremity Neuro-Rehabilitation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

We have established the feasibility and effectiveness of robot-aided rehabilitation in stroke patients using a robot for neurological rehabilitation designed and built by MIT. Results of a pilot study of 20 patients were promising and showed that robot therapy is safe, tolerated by patients and produces a significant, measurable benefit. We propose to test that the robotic upper extremity trainer is an acceptable cost effective adjunct to standard occupational therapy for patients with dysfunction of the shoulder and elbow due to hemiparetic stroke in a VA rehabilitation program.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Upper extremity robot	Robotic upper extremity neuro-rehabilitation
OTHER	Traditional Supervised Upper Extremity Exercises	Arm ergometer, reaching, and stretching exercises

Timeline

• Start date: 2002-04-01
• Primary completion: 2004-09-01
• Completion: 2004-12-01
• First posted: 2002-05-27
• Last updated: 2011-10-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States