Robotic-assisted Upper Extremity Training in Spinal Cord Injury Patients

Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injury Cervical

Treatments: Procedure: Robotic REhabilitation; Procedure: Conventional Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03239301

1240

Details and patient eligibility

About

Study design: Controlled Trial Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted training of forearm and hand functions in spinal cord injury patients Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey Methods: Forty patients were allocated into robotic and control groups. Both groups received conventional rehabilitation program for four weeks. Moreover, robotic group received robotic rehabilitation program tailored to the patient five times a week (each session of 30 min).

Baseline data and post-intervention data was compared.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages between 18-50
• Cervical Level of Spinal Cord Injury

Exclusion criteria

• Severe upper extremity contractures in the joints
• Intensive spasticity (Ashworth 3-4)
• Shoulder pain that causes exercise intolerance

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Conventional Rehabilitation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional rehabilitation program consisted range of motion (ROM) exercises, balance and coordination training, progressive resistive exercises, posture training, gait training, and occupational therapy as much as the patients tolerated. Conventional rehabilitation was tailored to the patient considering his requires and expectancies.

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional Rehabilitation

Robotic Rehabilitation + Conventional Rehab

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Armeo Spring HocomAG Inc. (Volketswil, Switzerland) device was used in robot assisted upper limb rehabilitation program. A

Treatment:

Procedure: Conventional Rehabilitation

Procedure: Robotic REhabilitation