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Exoskeleton Research: Myoelectric Orthosis for Rehab of Severe Chronic Arm Motor Deficits
NCT05296408 · VA Office of Research and Development · Updated 21 April 2026
- What is being tested
- motor learning based therapy; MyoPro; Home Exercise Program
- For
- Chronic Stroke
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 18 years to 89 years. About 60 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- United States
- When
- Starts or started 1 April 2022, ends 1 April 2027. Registered 25 March 2022.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
This study will evaluate the effects of combining motor learning-based therapy with use of the MyoPro , a wearable exoskeletal myoelectrically controlled orthotic device. MyoPro uses electromyographic (EMG) signals from the weak muscles to assist movement of the user's affected arm. The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to study the efficacy of using MyoPro in motor learning-based therapy for individuals with chronic stroke (\>6 months post) with severe upper limb motor deficits (Fugl-Meyer for Upper Limb score less than 30) compared with a similar dose of motor learning-based therapy alone. The secondary objectives are to evaluate neuroplasticity mechanisms, identify biomarkers of greater response to the intervention, and explore cost-effectiveness.
Sites
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OHCleveland, Ohio, United States