Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
A newly developed upper extremity exoskeleton robot driven by pneumatic artificial muscles can assist shoulder flexion with various degrees of conditions.Subjects were instructed to flex the shoulder
effort and abnormal flexor synergy of the paretic upper extremity.
Sponsors
ATR Computational Neuroscience Labs, Dept. of Brain Robot Interface
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Hemiparetic patients with stroke
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: dementia(MMSE<24), severe aphasia, severe sensory disturbance or pain, contracture of the upper extremity, skin trouble
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Torques of upper extremity wearing the exoskeleton robot | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fugl-Meyer Assessment, Nine-hole Peg Test, Action Research Arm Test, grip power, Modified Ashworth Scale, kinematic data from the exoskeleton robot and motion analysis system | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMisako Miyata
Morinomiya Hospital Officer
Outcome results
None listed