FINGER Robot Therapy Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cerebrovascular Accident

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of training hand movement using FINGER robot after stroke. FINGER is a robot that measures finger movements and allows users to play computer games using those movements.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02048826

Run by

University of California, Irvine

People needed

31

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2016-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 to 80 years of age
• Have history of stroke affecting the arm, at least 6 months prior to enrollment
• have arm and/or hand weakness as measured on a standard clinical scale
• do not have active major psychological problems, or problems affecting the stroke-affected arm or hand besides the stroke
• do not have active major brain disease other than the stroke
• have absence of pain in the stroke-affected arm and hand

You may not qualify if…

• severe stiffness of the arm or hand as measured on a standard clinical scale
• severe problems speaking or understanding speech as measured on a standard clinical scale
• severe reduced level of consciousness
• severe loss ability to sense movement of your limbs as measured on a standard clinical scale
• currently pregnant
• difficulty in understanding or complying with the instructions given by the researcher
• inability to perform the experimental task that will be studied
• increased pain with movement of the stroke-affected arm or hand
• Exclusion criteria that will prevent subjects from participating in the MRI:
• Subjects having any implanted metal such as metallic splinters, metallic surgical clips, prosthetic heart valves, pacemakers, neuro-stimulation devices, orthodontic work that contains ferromagnetic materials,
• Subjects whose occupation or activities may cause accidental lodging of ferromagnetic materials, or that may have imbedded metal fragments from military activities, unless cleared by a screening head CT scan
• Subjects with tattoo(s) presenting metallic or ferromagnetic color ingredients or with facial make-up
• Subjects who have claustrophobia
• Subjects who are currently pregnant or breastfeeding.

Where it is running

• University of California, Irvine — Irvine, California, United States

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