Robotic-assisted Therapy to Improve Manual Dexterity in Children With Cerebral Palsy

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Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy

In brief

This is an intervention study including a baseline data collection, 6 weeks of robot-assisted training targeting hand dexterity, and a post-intervention data collection. The study will be conducted in the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, MA. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a robot-assisted training on hand dexterity and quality of life in children with cerebral palsy. Additionally, the investigators will study the relationship between muscle synergies and the outcomes of robot-assisted training.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02923167

Run by

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

People needed

6

Starts

2017-05-16

Expected to finish

2021-07-07

Last updated by the study team

2021-10-22

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) with upper-limb impairment
• 6 to 18 years of age.
• Manual Ability Classification Scale Level II or III.
• Ability to communicate pain or discomfort.

You may not qualify if…

• Use of upper-limb robotics for motor training within the last 3 months.
• Contraindication to robotic-assisted manual training such acute and pronounced pain symptoms despite conventional pain therapy of the upper-limb, lack of compliance, high-grade ataxia, advanced osteoporosis, and fractures of the upper-limb.
• Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) of 4 in the upper-limb.

Where it is running

• Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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