Status:

RECRUITING

Effects of the EMG-driven Hand Robot Training in Patients With Hand Dysfunction Due to Nerve Damage From Burns

Lead Sponsor:

Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital

Conditions:

Burn Hand

Rehabilitation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Hands are the most frequent burn injury sites. Appropriate rehabilitation is essential to ensure good functional recovery. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of EMG driven robotic re...

Detailed Description

The hand represents the area of the body most common affected by burns, accounting for 80% of all burn injuries. The deformities and scarring that occur when the affected area is the hand can result i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥ 18 years old
  • more than 50% of the hand is burned
  • burns occurred on the right hand, which is the dominant hand
  • had a deep partial-thickness (second-degree) or a full-thickness (third-degree) burn, which had been treated with a split-thickness skin graft (STSG) after the burn injury
  • nerve injury to the hand was confirmed by electromyography
  • all patients were in the re-epithelialization phase

Exclusion

  • other causes of musculoskeletal diseases (rheumatoid arthritis and degenerative joint diseases et al) that may affect hand dysfunctions
  • unstable scars (acute infection or coagulopathy) that may cause damage to the scar area during hand treatment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 6 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06563336

Start Date

December 6 2023

End Date

December 30 2024

Last Update

August 20 2024

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Hangang sacred heart hodpital

Seoul, South Korea, 07247