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Robotic Upper-Limb Neurorehabilitation in Chronic Stroke Patient
NCT00037934 · US Department of Veterans Affairs · Updated 7 Oct 2011
- What is being tested
- Upper extremity robot; Traditional Supervised Upper Extremity Exercises
- For
- Stroke
- 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 April 2002, ends Dec 2004. Registered 27 May 2002.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
We have established the feasibility and effectiveness of robot-aided rehabilitation in stroke patients using a robot for neurological rehabilitation designed and built by MIT. Results of a pilot study of 20 patients were promising and showed that robot therapy is safe, tolerated by patients and produces a significant, measurable benefit. We propose to test that the robotic upper extremity trainer is an acceptable cost effective adjunct to standard occupational therapy for patients with dysfunction of the shoulder and elbow due to hemiparetic stroke in a VA rehabilitation program.
Sites
- VA Maryland Health Care System, BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland, United States