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