Health Condition 1: I639- Cerebral infarction, unspecified Health Condition 2: I619- Nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Devices developed are:
1. Robotic hand exoskeleton
2. Robotic hand glove
3. Virtual reality module
: We are developing three devices (Robotic hand exoskeleton, piezoelectric robotic han
Sponsors
Indian Council of Medical Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-75 yrs 2. Chronic stroke (3 months-120 months) 3. No previous clinical Stroke 4. Ischemic or Hemorrhagic stroke 5. Patient conscious, coherent, comprehensible, cooperative 6. Upper limb paresis 7. Clinical evaluation: 8. MMSE:24-30 9. MRC: 1-3 10. Modified Ashworth Scale (1-3) 11. Brunnstrom stage (3-5) 12. EMG (flicker) activity of EDC 13. Surgical intervention to correct hand deformities e.g Tendon transfers with power quantified through surface EMG 14. Patients residence should be within 100km range from Delhi / NCR.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Progressive neurological and cognitive worsening Progressive systemic diseases Clinically unstable Contraindications to MRI and TMS Aphasia Major stroke with NIHSS more than 16
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Development and optimisation of robotic hand exoskeleton for upper limbs (distal joints) 2. Development of Piezoelectric hand glove (robotic glove)Timepoint: 5 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Optimise protocol for non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) along with robotic glove for upper limb rehabilitationTimepoint: 5 years | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVISHNU V Y
AIIMS New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed