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The Effects of Bilateral End-Effector Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Motor and Respiratory Function in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

The Effects of Bilateral End-Effector Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot on Motor and Respiratory Function in Patients with Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500111441
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-10-31
Start date
2025-11-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-03

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

Experimental Group:Bilateral end-driven upper limb rehabilitation robot
Control group:Conventional rehabilitation

Sponsors

China Rehabilitation Research Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. According to the 2019 International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury, patients with clinical manifestations of spinal cord injury at the C4-C7 segments and confirmed C4-C7 spinal cord injury through CT or MRI imaging; 2. Patients with spinal cord injury classified as grades A, B, C, or D by the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) Spinal Cord Injury Impairment Scale; 3. First onset, disease course > 1 month, stable condition; 4.Age > 14 years old; 5. Clear consciousness and good comprehension; 6. Able to maintain a sitting position for = 30 minutes; 7. Patients or their families agree to participate in this trial and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No severe orthostatic hypotension. 2. Unhealed fractures or within six months of recovery. 3. Unstable condition of acute spinal cord injury. 4. Severe complications, heart and lung diseases, uncontrolled hypertension, severe physical deformities, multiple organ injuries or dysfunction of important organs, severe spasticity, etc. 5. Those with hearing impairment, visual impairment or other conditions that make it difficult to cooperate with training. 6. Drug abuse or long-term alcohol addiction. 7. Significant functional disparity between the two upper limbs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Upper limb function;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Muscle thickness;Manual muscle strength examination;Body circumference;Respiratory function;Activities of daily living;Near-infrared brain functional imaging;Quality of life indicators;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLihua Wang

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