Robotic-assisted Upper Extremity Training in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03239301

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-04

Start date

2017-08-01

Completion date

2017-08-01

Last updated

2017-08-04

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Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury Cervical

Brief summary

Study design: Controlled Trial Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted training of forearm and hand functions in spinal cord injury patients Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey Methods: Forty patients were allocated into robotic and control groups. Both groups received conventional rehabilitation program for four weeks. Moreover, robotic group received robotic rehabilitation program tailored to the patient five times a week (each session of 30 min). Baseline data and post-intervention data was compared.

Interventions

PROCEDUREConventional Rehabilitation

Conventional rehabilitation program consisted range of motion (ROM) exercises, balance and coordination training, progressive resistive exercises, posture training, gait training, and occupational therapy as much as the patients tolerated. Conventional rehabilitation was tailored to the patient considering his requires and expectancies.

PROCEDURERobotic REhabilitation

The Armeo Spring HocomAG Inc. (Volketswil, Switzerland) device was used in robot assisted upper limb rehabilitation program. Assistive component of the robotic arm was adjusted in accordance with motor level of each patient. Variety and difficulty of games were chosen according to the ability and functional status of the patients. Variety and difficulty level of the games were modified according to progress of patients by the same physiotherapist.

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Ages between 18-50 * Cervical Level of Spinal Cord Injury

Exclusion criteria

* Severe upper extremity contractures in the joints * Intensive spasticity (Ashworth 3-4) * Shoulder pain that causes exercise intolerance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Functional Independence Measure	Four weeks	Scale Evaluating the Functionality
Spinal Cord Independence Measure III	Four weeks	Scale Evaluating the Functionality and independence
Short Form-36	Four weeks	Scale Evaluation the activities of daily living

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026