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ENMS With Balance Feedback for Post-stroke Ankle-foot Rehabilitation
Led by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Updated on 2025-04-08
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
230 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lead Sponsor
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Innovation and Technology Commission, Hong Kong
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
In this work, a novel hybrid ankle-foot robot is designed for gait rehabilitation after stroke, i.e., exoneuromusculoskeleton with balance sensing feedback (ENMS-BSF) by integrating the advantages of soft pneumatic muscle, functional electrical stimulation, exoskeleton and foot balance feedback in one system. With the assistance of the ENMS-BSF the foot drop and foot inversion could be corrected with improved muscle coordination in the paretic lower limb. The device is wearable and light-in-weight for unilateral application during walking. It is hypothesized that with the intervention of the ENMS-BSF the gait pattern of persons after stroke can be improved with long-term rehabilitative effects.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
ENMS With Balance Feedback for Post-stroke Ankle-foot Rehabilitation
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- At least 6 months after the onset of stroke
- Sufficient cognition to follow simple instructions and understand the experiment (MMSE score >21)
- Mild-to-moderate motor impairment in the affected lower limb with foot drop
- Capable of standing and walking without manual assistance
- Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) lower limb total score <20
- Functional Ambulatory Category (FAC) ≥4
- Berg Balance Scale (BBS) ≥40
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe spasticity at the ankle joint measured by Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) >3
- Receiving other lower limb rehabilitative interventions at the same time
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, China
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Xiaoling Hu, PhD
CONTACT
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Cherrie Mok
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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