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The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Combined with Rehabilitation Robots on Upper Limb Functional Recovery in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Combined with Rehabilitation Robots on Upper Limb Functional Recovery in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500107470
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-08-12
Start date
2025-08-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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Conditions

Spinal cord injury

Interventions

Experimental group ( BFR-R ):Blood flow restriction combined rehabilitation robot
Control group ( R ) :Rehabilitation robot

Sponsors

China Rehabilitation Research Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. According to the 2019 edition of the International Classification of Neurology of Spinal Cord Injury, the clinical manifestations of spinal cord injury in C5 and C6 segments, and C5-C6 spinal cord injury confirmed by CT or MRI imaging; 2. Patients with spinal cord injury who meet the American spinal cord injury association (ASIA) spinal cord injury degree grade B, C, and D; 3. First onset, the course of the disease is more than 3 months, and the condition is stable; 4. Aged between 18-65 years; 5. Clear consciousness and good understanding; 6. Able to maintain a seated position > = 30 minutes; 7. Patients or their families agree to participate in this trial and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Serious complications, cardiopulmonary disease, uncontrollable hypertension, severe physical deformity, multiple organ damage or vital organ dysfunction, etc.; 2. Improved Ashworth Rating>=Level 2; 3. Suffering from other muscular, skeletal and other neurological diseases that affect the motor function of the upper limb and affect the rehabilitation process; 4. Those who have hearing impairment, visual impairment and other difficulties in cooperating with training; 5. Drug or long-term alcohol addiction; 6. There are contraindications to the terminal traction rehabilitation robot and BFR cuff, such as skin wounds and ruptures at the compression site.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
muscle thickness, MT;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Limb circumference;Manual Muscle Testing, MMT;Upper limb muscle tone;Capabilities of Upper Extremity Questionnaire, CUE-Q;Spinal Cord Independence Measure, SCIM-III;Spinal Cord Injury of Dysfunction Quality of Life Rating Scale, SCIDOLRS;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLihua Wang

Department of Occupational Therapy, China Rehabilitation Research Center

wanglihua0827@163.com+86 136 8100 2005

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026