Robotic -Assisted Rehabilitation for Multiple Sclerosis: An Adaptive Approach for Individualized Therapy

Michael Holmes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis

Treatments: Device: end-effector robotic training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07070388

Brock University

Details and patient eligibility

About

Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate four-weeks of an upper limb robotic intervention for persons with Multiple Sclerosis. Participants completed a resistive and adaptive robotic training intervention whereby participants trained three times weekly for four consecutive weeks.

Full description

Nine individuals with Multiple Sclerosis participated and were placed into two groups based that either trained their self-reported less affected limb (indirect training group; N=4) or trained their self-reported more affected limb (direct training group; N=5).

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of MS
• No other neurological diagnosis
• No injury to the upper limb (i.e., broken bones)

Exclusion criteria

• Relapse in the past 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 2 patient groups

Indirect training group

Experimental group

Description:

trained their self-reported less affected upper limb

Treatment:

Device: end-effector robotic training

Direct training group

Experimental group

Description:

trained their self-reported most affected limb

Treatment:

Device: end-effector robotic training