Stroke
Conditions
Keywords
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Cerebral stroke, CVA, robotic therapy, upper extremity recovery, kinematic training
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if tailoring multiple sessions of upper extremity robotic therapy to focus on a particular aspect of movement (e.g smoothness vs. aiming; active range of motion vs. functional practice)can optimize therapeutic results and lead to greater functional returns in arm mobility after stroke.
Interventions
DEVICEIMT Robotic Arm therapy
Interactive Motion Technologies (IMT) planar and wrist robots for robotic arm therapy
Sponsors
Northwell Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * First single focal unilateral lesion with diagnosis verified by brain imaging, which occurred at least 6 months prior * Cognitive function sufficient enough to understand experiments and follow instructions * Fugl Meyer assessment at admission of 7 to 38 out of 66 (neither hemiplegic nor fully recovered motor function in the muscles of the shoulder, elbow, and wrist)
Exclusion criteria
* Prior experience with robotic arm therapy * Fixed contraction of the affected limb * Complete flaccid paralysis of the affected limb
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline in Upper Extremity Fugl Meyer Motor Assessment | 12 weeks (immediately following the intervention) and 24 weeks (3 months after the intervention) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change from baseline in Kinematic Data | 12 weeks (immediately following the intervention) and 24 weeks (3 months after the intervention) | Kinematic Data recorded during therapy with IMT robots |
| Change from baseline in Fugl Meyer Sensation Scale | 12 weeks (immediately following the intervention) and 24 weeks (3 months after the intervention) | — |
| Change from baseline in Fugl Meyer Proprioception Scale | 12 weeks (immediately following the intervention) and 24 weeks (3 months after the intervention) | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed