A study on the application of the exoskeleton arm orthosis for the recovery of upper limb function in spinal cord injury patients

Study on application of exoskeleton arm orthosis for recovery of upper limb function including daily life activities of spinal cord injury patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0006390

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-27

Start date

2021-03-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others : After wearing the exoskeleton arm orthosis, training in daily life activities. The training protocol consists of writing, card turning, picking up small common objects, staking checkers, stim

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. More than 1 year after onset 2. tetraplegia (C2-T1) 3. Those with weakness in the proximal part muscle strength of the upper limb (those who cannot independently eat and groom because their shoulder flexion, abduction, elbow flexion strength is less than fair) 4. If the upper limb proximal part muscle strength is fair, the endurance is low and it is impossible to perform daily activities such as eating and grooming. 5. Those whose shoulder and elbow range of motion is more than 90 degrees and 50 degrees, respectively 6. Those with more than 30 minutes sitting tolerance. 7. Those who voluntarily agreed to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those with severe contracture problems in the upper extremities 2. Those who have an obvious disease that can cause muscle weakness due to an abnormality in the central nervous system other than spinal cord injury. 3. Those who have difficulty following the therapist's instructions due to cognitive function problems 4. A person who is limited in movement of the upper limb due to stiffness of MAS 3 or higher 5. Those who can independently perform daily life activities 6. Pregnant women and women of childbearing potential

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Upper extremity functional index(UEFI);Jebsen Taylor hand function test	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Manual muscle test;Range of motion;Korean-Quebec user evaluation of satisfaction with assistive technology 2.0(K-QUEST);Individually prioritised problem assessment(IPPA);Efficiency of assistive technology and service(EATS-6D)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJung-Eun Lim

National Rehabilitation Center

lje276020@korea.kr+82-2-901-1345

Outcome results