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Robotic Hand Rehabilitation
NCT05983822 · Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS · Updated 13 Dec 2024
- What is being tested
- Technological Group; Conventional Treatment
- For
- Stroke; Spasticity as Sequela of Stroke; Upper Limb
- Kind of study
- Tests a treatment or device on volunteers. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
- Who can join
- Ages 55 years and older. About 24 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
- Where
- Italy
- When
- Starts or started 2 Oct 2023, ends 28 Oct 2024. Registered 9 Aug 2023.
- Results
- None posted yet.
In the researchers' words
The performance of activities of daily living (ADL) depends to a large extent on the functionality of the upper limb and hand. Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide, with a significant individual, family and economic impact. After a stroke event, however, a large percentage of affected patients have a deficit of the hand and, six months after the acute event, 65% of patients with a deficit of the hand are unable to use and integrate the affected hand in activities of daily living, significantly reducing its quality. The impairment of strength, grip and general hand function makes it difficult to perform ADLs and affects the independence of functional activities, making the recovery of hand function an extremely challenging field in stroke rehabilitation.
Sites
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCSRoma, RM, Italy