Status:
RECRUITING
Exoneuromusculoskeleton for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Upper Limb Rehabilitation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A new clothing robotic arm was developed for multi-joint coordinated upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Patients after stroke will be recruited to evaluate the rehabilitation effectiveness of the...
Detailed Description
A new robotic arm, named mobile exo-neuro-musculo-skeleton, was developed for upper limb rehabilitation. The system integrated the advantages of exoskeleton, soft robot, and neuromuscular electrical s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- For the subacute groups:
- Two weeks after the onset of stroke, however less than 0.5 year
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)\>21
- Able to sit up for at least 1 hour
- Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper limb \<30
- Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) at the elbow, wrist and fingers \<3
- Detectable EMG on the target driving muscles (i.e., 3 times of the standard deviation above the baseline)
- For the chronic device assisted group:
- At least 0.5 year after the onset of stroke
- Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)\>21
- Able to sit up for at least 1 hour
- Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper limb \<30
- Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) at the elbow, wrist and fingers \<3
- Detectable EMG on the target driving muscles (i.e., 3 times of the standard deviation above the baseline)
Exclusion
- Subjects will be excluded if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria, or had the following conditions:
- Currently pregnant
- Dysphasia (language deficiency)
- Post-stroke neglect
- Pacemaker implantation,
- Involved in drug studies, other clinical trials, or concurrent medication/occupational/physical treatments on the upper limb
- The overall medical condition not suitable for the training (e.g., severe cardiac problem, unstable blood pressure, etc.).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03752775
Start Date
November 1 2018
End Date
August 31 2025
Last Update
January 30 2024
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, China