Status:
COMPLETED
Home Therapy for Stroke Rehabilitation Using the HandSOME Exoskeleton
Lead Sponsor:
The Catholic University of America
Collaborating Sponsors:
MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
This research will evaluate the potential for a novel hand orthosis (HandSOME) to help stroke victims regain functional use of their hand and regain independent living. Participants will use the HandS...
Detailed Description
After stroke, individuals often have great difficulty with using the affected hand in functional tasks. The hand frequently suffers from finger flexor hypertonia as well as finger extensor weakness. T...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of stroke more than six months prior to entry into the study
- Impaired ability to open affected the hand
- At least trace ability to extend the wrist and fingers
Exclusion
- Have cognitive deficits that could negatively affect their ability to complete the protocols as evidenced by a score of 24 or less on the Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination
- Have excessive pain in any joint of the affected extremity that could limit ability to cooperate with the protocols
- Have serious uncontrolled medical problems as judged by the project therapist
- Receiving oral or injected antispasticity medications during study treatment
- MCP and IP passive extension limit \> 30 degrees from full extension
- Excessive tone in the fingers and thumb as determined by Ashworth scores \>=3
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 7 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
15 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03263286
Start Date
April 15 2017
End Date
October 7 2019
Last Update
August 28 2020
Active Locations (1)
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MedStar National Rehabilitation Network
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20010