Robot Assisted Upper Limb Neuro-Rehabilitation

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Acute Stroke

In brief

Our long term objectives are to understand the mechanisms of motor impairment following neurologic injury and to develop interventions to improve motor recovery. A series of complementary, overlapping clinical trials and development activities will validate and optimize the use of robot-assisted upper limb therapy for neuro rehabilitation. We have developed a robotic system that assists or resists elbow and shoulder movements in three dimensional space. In addition to unilateral exercise modes, a novel bimanual mode enables hemiparetic subjects to practice mirror image upper limb exercises.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00011583

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

60

Starts

2000-01-01

Expected to finish

2003-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-03-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Stroke patients

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to follow instructions; medically unstable.

Where it is running

• Central Texas Veterans Health Care System — Temple, Texas, United States

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