Status:

RECRUITING

Assessment of Feasibility, Functionality and Usability of an Hybrid Assistive Exoskeleton for Upper Limb

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Nazionale Assicurazione contro gli Infortuni sul Lavoro

Collaborating Sponsors:

Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma (UCBM)

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna di Pisa

Conditions:

Upper Limb Deficits

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

People affected by stroke or brachial plexus injuries experience huge impairment in using upper limbs for everyday life activities. Brachial plexus is responsible of sensory-motor innervation of the w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age between 18 and 65 years
  • post-stroke or brachial plexus injuries patients
  • upper limb motor deficit patients with Medical Research Council (MRC) Scale for Muscle Strength equal to or more than 2
  • number of months after lesion higher than 6
  • cognitive ability to follow instruction
  • no Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) treatment within 6 months prior to the enrollment
  • absence of communication deficit

Exclusion

  • other nuerological or orthopaedic impairments
  • pain in injuried upper limb (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) higher than 4)
  • cognitive impairments (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) lower than 24)
  • implantable devices that can interfere with FES
  • muscle/neurological diseases that can get worse with FES
  • fever or infection
  • pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • absence of patient informed consent in written form
  • unstable medical condition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 5 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07000279

Start Date

September 5 2025

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

September 29 2025

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Centro Protesi Inail

Budrio, Bologna, Italy, 40054