Clinical study on improvement of upper extremity function in hemiplegic patients in the chronic stage with a simple training-assistance robot

Clinical study on improvement of upper extremity function in hemiplegic patients in the chronic stage with a simple training-assistance robot - Clinical study on improvement of the upper extremity function with MA2

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000016799

Enrollment

Registered

2015-03-15

Start date

2015-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

stroke

Interventions

THe robot group undergoes a 20-minute session of upper extremity training per day, 2 sessions per week, for 12 weeks, 24 sessions in total. The control group undergoes a 20-minute session of usual car

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Stroke hemiplegic patients 2)Six or more than 6 months since the onset 3)Brunnstrom recovery stage for the upper extremity III, IV or V 4)Understand the purpose of this MA2-assisted training 5)Agree to join the study voluntarily

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1)Bilateral hemiplegia 2)Main symptom is ataxia, rigidity or sensory disturbance 3)Severe speech disturbance 4)Dementia 5)Neurological diseases affecting MA2-assisted training except hemiplegia 6)Cardio-respiratory disease affecting MA2-assisted training 7)Musculoskeletal diseases affecting MA2-assisted training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Modified Ashworth Scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Range of motion, Motor Activity Log, Stroke Impact Scale, Burden of training	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactAkiko Ono

University of Occupational and Environmental Health Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

ono-a@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp093-691-7266

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026