AAN Robotic Therapy in SCI
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Spinal Cord Injuries
In brief
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that a robot-aided rehabilitation protocol that follows the "assist-as needed" paradigm provide statistically significant improvements in arm and hand motor functions when compared to robot-aided protocols that passively move patients' arms along pre-defined trajectories, in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02803255
- Run by
- William Marsh Rice University
- People needed
- 14
- Starts
- 2014-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-06-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Providing written informed consent prior to any study related procedures;
- Age between 18-75 years;
- Diagnosis of chronic complete or incomplete spinal cord injury as defined by the American Spinal Injury Association Impairment scale classification and at least for 6 months;
- Not being involved in any specific exercise program (e.g., NMES, FES) within the previous 3 months;
- No planned alteration in upper-extremity therapy or medication for muscle tone during the course of the study;
- Eligibility for standard rehabilitation at the time of enrollment (i.e., absence medical comorbidities that would prevent standard rehabilitation);
- No condition (e.g., severe arthritis, extreme shoulder pain) that would interfere with valid administration of the measures or with interpreting motor testing;
- Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded if they have:
- Any joint contracture or severe spasticity in the affected upper extremity, as measured by a Modified Ashworth Score > than 3 out of 4;
- Subject who cannot provide self-transportation to the study location.
Where it is running
- Rice University — Houston, Texas, United States
- TIRR Memorial Hermann — Houston, Texas, United States
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