NCT02048826

FINGER Robot Therapy Study

Study of Influence of Timing on Motor Learning

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Irvine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of training hand movement using FINGER robot after stroke. FINGER is a robot that measures finger movements and allows users to play computer games using those movements.

Detailed description

Robotic devices can be used to retrain movement after stroke. However, it is unclear how best to assist in movement. Providing physical assistance may improve the flow of proprioceptive information to the nervous system, which may help a person relearn to move a limb. On the other hand, assisting movement with a robot may cause a person to "slack", not trying as hard during therapy. This study will test the effect of different levels of assistance on recovery of finger function during robot-assisted therapy after stroke.

Conditions

• Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	FINGER I	FINGER is a robot that measures finger movements and allows patients to play computer game using those movements. Patients will be exercising with FINGER using setting I
DEVICE	FINGER II	FINGER is a robot that measures finger movements and allows patients to play computer game using those movements. Patients will be exercising with FINGER using setting II

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-11-01
• Primary completion: 2015-05-01
• Completion: 2016-02-01
• First posted: 2014-01-29
• Last updated: 2021-03-25
• Results posted: 2021-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States