Robot-Assisted Hand Motor Therapy for Subjects With Hemiparetic Stroke (Robot3)

University of California Irvine (UCI)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Stroke

Treatments: Device: Hand & Wrist Assisting Robotic Device

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01244243

HS#2004-3852

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to develop and assess the effectiveness of robot-assisted movement therapy in enhancing hand motor function in subjects with chronic hemiparetic stroke, and to identify predictors of treatment response.

Enrollment: 41 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. At least 18 years old
2. Had stroke between 11-26 weeks ago
3. Have some weakness in one of your wrists or hands due to stroke
4. Did not have too much disability prior to stroke
5. Do not have major depression

Exclusion criteria

1. Non-English speaking
2. If you have trouble keeping good attention
3. Pregnant, advanced liver, kidney, heart, or lung disease
4. Terminal medical diagnosis or major neurological or psychiatric disease apart from stroke
5. Cannot undergo MRI scanning
6. Have history of brain surgery or seizures

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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41 participants in 1 patient group

Active therapy

Experimental group

Description:

All subjects receive the same active robotic therapy, there is no placebo arm, as a key goal of this study is to define predictors of response to active treatment.

Treatment:

Device: Hand & Wrist Assisting Robotic Device