Rehab CARES In USA: Clinical Trial

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Conditions studied: Stroke, Hemiplegia

In brief

In Phase 2, Patients in a community-based setting who have had a stroke will be evaluated by rehabilitation professionals and asked to perform a battery of clinical assessments before and after standard of care and robot assisted therapy with Rehab CARES system of simple force-feedback robots that are adapted to deliver single and group therapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05542121

Run by

University of Pennsylvania

People needed

27

Starts

2022-06-01

Expected to finish

2025-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-07

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 55 and older (based on who is admitted to the CBR site)
• >3 months post-stroke
• Stroke diagnosis
• Diagnosis of hemiparesis as a result of stroke (verified by radiology data)
• Motor control score on Upper Extremity Fugl-Meyer scale > 15 and < 60;
• Able to understand and speak
• Upper arm manual muscle strength scores >1
• Pain Scores < 8 based on NIH Pain Intensity Scale

You may not qualify if…

• no cerebellum lesions due to stroke
• severe cognitive function

Where it is running

• Mercy Living Independently for Elders (L.I.F.E) - West Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
• Penn Medicine Rittenhouse — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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