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Clinical Evaluation of a Wheelchair Mounted Robotic Arm
NCT00011609 · US Department of Veterans Affairs · Updated 21 Jan 2009
- What is being tested
- Robotic Arm
- For
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. Phase 2.
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years and older. About 30 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started Aug 2000, ends Nov 2001. Registered 26 Feb 2001.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
The primary purpose of this project, is to evaluate the effect of a wheelchair mounted robotic arm (WMRA) to improve the functional independence of veterans with SCI. The study will determine if the ability to perform marker tasks within the following four categories is improved after the 4 week training period using the robotic arm: 1\. activities of daily living, 2. vocational tasks, 3. advanced tasks, and subject-specific tasks.
Sites
- VAMC, HoustonHouston, Texas, United States