Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Robotic Arm Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Stroke
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare 2 training programs using robotic exercise devices to supervised arm exercises in stroke patients with chronic stable deficits.
Detailed Description
A robotic exercise device has been developed(MIT-MANUS)capable of providing therapy to the arm for patients with weakness due to stroke. The randomized trial will compare conventional care, planar rob...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects must have a clinically, defined, unilateral, hemiparetic stroke with radiologic exclusion of other diagnoses
- Stroke onset greater than six months before randomization for ischemic stroke patients and one year before randomization for hemorrhagic stroke patients
- A grade 3 or lower in Manual Muscle Test in the hemiparetic elbow flexion and shoulder abduction
Exclusion
- Subjects unable to give informed consent
- Serious complicating medical illness
- Contracture or orthopedic problems limiting the range of joint movement in the study arm
- Visual loss
- Stroke occurred within 6 months for ischemic stroke patients, one year for hemorrhagic patients
- Botox treatment within 3 months of enrollment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
62 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00333983
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
February 1 2011
Last Update
March 20 2014
Active Locations (1)
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VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21201