Status:

COMPLETED

Exoskeletal Support in Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

NYU Langone Health

Conditions:

Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This interventional study will measure motor performance, including 3D movement analysis and muscle activity, in response to exoskeleton assistance. The cohort design will compare stroke patients to h...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy controls:
  • Having obtained the age of 18 years
  • Neurologically healthy (i.e., no history of: traumatic brain injury, peripheral neuropathy, seizures, etc.)
  • Strongly right-handed according to at least 80% score on the Edinburgh Handedness Inventory (Oldfield, 1971; Veale, 2013). The use of right-handed participants is a common feature in this field of study. This is due to the slight differences in arm control between left- and right-handed individuals (Sainburg \& Kalakanis, 2000).
  • Ability to give informed consent
  • Survivors of stroke:
  • Having obtained the age of 18 years
  • have a diagnosis of stroke more than six months prior to entry into the study;
  • have the ability to reach, unsupported, to approximately 70% of arm length
  • ability to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • All participants
  • have any conditions that limit their capability of using a Head Mounted Display (HMD) for a VR environment or cooperate with the protocol.
  • have any orthopedic injuries to the upper extremities.
  • Have neurological injuries other than stroke.
  • Have excessive pain in any joint of either arm that could limit the ability to cooperate with the protocols.
  • Visuospatial neglect
  • Apraxia
  • Global inattention
  • Legal blindness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 3 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 29 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

19 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05996198

Start Date

January 3 2024

End Date

April 29 2024

Last Update

April 1 2025

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NYU Langone Health (222 East 41st Street)

New York, New York, United States, 10017