Stroke
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators compared the activity and fatigue of upper extremity muscles, pain levels, subject satisfaction levels, perceived exertion, and number of repetitions in Task-Specific Training (TST) compared with Robot-Assisted Training (RAT) in individuals post-stroke.
Detailed description
Twenty sub-acute post stroke subjects received one TST and one RAT. They marked the pain level in their paretic extremity before and after each session. Muscle activity levels and fatigue and number of repetitions were monitored during each session. The subjective assessment questionnaire of treatment and the Borg scale were administered post-session.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTThe RAT and The TST
The RAT (ReoGo; Motorika Medical, Caesarea, Israel) The TST protocol included the conventional, repetitive, task-oriented training of the affected arm.
Sponsors
Tel Aviv University
Hadassah Medical Organization
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 to 85 year old individuals up to three months following stroke * National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score 3-15 * Intact cognitive function * mild to moderate weakness of the affected hand * normal or corrected eyesight
Exclusion criteria
* neurological, cardio-vascular or orthopedic impairment, unrelated to the stroke, which restricts upper limb function * a pace-maker
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Muscle activity | 30 minutes | The activity levels of electromyographic signal (in millivolts) will be averaged for the duration of the recording. |
| Muscle fatigue | 30 minutes | Fatigue expressed by calculation of the the difference between the median frequency in the first 5 minutes and last five minutes of a 30 minute session |
Countries
Israel
Outcome results
None listed