Status:

COMPLETED

Error-enhancement for Arm Rehabilitation Post Stroke

Lead Sponsor:

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Collaborating Sponsors:

KU Leuven

Bioxtreme Ltd.

Conditions:

Chronic Stroke

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 85 years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Even in a chronic phase after stroke, most patients have difficulty moving the affected arm, resulting in limitations in simple tasks in daily living, most frequently limiting reaching task. In the ch...

Detailed Description

The overall aim of this study is to gain knowledge into the potential of error-enhancement robot training in patients with upper limb impairments in the chronic phase after stroke. Error-enhancement i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Voluntary written informed consent of the participant or their legally authorized representative has been obtained prior to any screening procedures
  • First stroke, confirmed by neurologist based on clinical and/or imaging findings
  • Ischemic/hemorrhagic stroke, at least more than six months ago
  • Stroke affecting the dominant/non-dominant upper limb (unilateral weakness)
  • Less than 85 years old
  • Having a motor impairment yet no severe spasticity in the upper limb: be able to open and close the hand 5 times and be able to flex and extend the elbow 2 times but score less than 66 (maximum) on the Fugl-Meyer Assessment.

Exclusion

  • Having sensory aphasia (evaluated by item 9 of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
  • Having apraxia (evaluated by the apraxia screen of TULIA)
  • Having neglect (evaluated by the Star Cancellation Test)
  • Cognitive deficit with a score under 24 out of 30 on the Mini-mental State Examination
  • Shoulder pain (yes/no)
  • Providing no informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 25 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 23 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

22 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05229185

Start Date

January 25 2022

End Date

November 23 2022

Last Update

March 31 2023

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UZ Leuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000