NCT04002076

Effectiveness of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation in Persons With Stroke

Effectiveness of Robot-assisted Rehabilitation on Upper Limb Function and Neuroplasticity in Persons With Stroke

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is to investigate the effects of robot-assisted hand with visual feedback intervention on cortical excitability, brain structure, spasiticity, gross and fine motor of upper limb and hand in individuals with stroke. Twenty participants will be recruited in this study. They will be allocated to two group: robot-assisted hand combined with traditional occupational therapy group (10), only traditional occupational therapy group (10).

Detailed description

Participants will be randomized allocated to two groups: robot-assisted hand combined with traditional occupational therapy (OT) group and traditional OT group. All participants underwent six weeks, 3 sessions per week, and 60 minutes per session training program. Motor Evoked Potential (MEP), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Box and Block Test (BBT) and Purdue Pegboard Test (PPT) will be assessed before and after intervention in all participants.

Conditions

• Stroke

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Robot-assisted hand combined with occupational therapy	Robot-assisted hand group contains 15 minutes of grasp and release motion, 15 minutes of visual feedback training and 30 minutes traditions occupational therapy. Traditional occupational therapy includes cognition training, sensory-motor function therapy, passive ROM exercise, functional hand training, activity of daily living skill training, instruction of using assistive devices,and so on.
BEHAVIORAL	Traditional occupational therapy	Occupational therapy contains 60 minutes of traditional occupational therapy, which includes cognition training, sensory-motor function therapy, passive ROM exercise, functional hand training, activity of daily living skill training, instruction of using assistive devices,and so on.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-07
• Primary completion: 2023-10-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2019-06-28
• Last updated: 2023-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan