Status:
UNKNOWN
Soft-robotic Glove Support of High-demand Tasks
Lead Sponsor:
Roessingh Research and Development
Conditions:
Neuromuscular Diseases
Sarcopenia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The hand is important to perform activities of daily living (ADL). However, many people experience a loss of hand function as result of a traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, stroke or orthoped...
Detailed Description
A promising innovative approach to improve hand function is to integrate exercise therapy with support of activities of daily life using an assistive device. This is possible using a wearable soft-rob...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Frail elderly with reduced hand function:
- Age between 65 and 90 years
- Experience difficulties in performing ADL due to a decline in hand function
- Able to make a pinch grip between thumb and middle or ring finger
- Sufficient cognitive status to understand two-step instructions
- Having (corrected to) normal vision
- Able to provide written informed consent
- Neuromuscular patients:
- Age between 18 and 80 years
- Experience difficulties in performing ADL due to a decline in hand function that can be attributed to a diagnosed neuromuscular disease
- Being in a chronic and stable phase of disease
- Able to make a pinch grip between thumb and middle or ring finger
- Sufficient cognitive status to understand two-step instructions
- Having (corrected to) normal vision
- Able to provide written informed consent
Exclusion
- Frail elderly with reduced hand function:
- Currently receiving treatment for a disease affecting arm/hand function
- Used the CarbonHand system in the past 3 months
- Severe sensory problems of the most-affected hand
- Severe acute pain of the most-affected hand
- Wounds on the hands that can provide a problem when using the glove
- Severe contractures limiting passive range of motion
- Severe spasticity of the hand (≥2 points on Ashworth Scale)
- Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language to understand the purpose or methods of the study
- Neuromuscular patients:
- Severe sensory problems of the most-affected hand
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 17 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05318638
Start Date
October 17 2022
End Date
December 1 2024
Last Update
September 6 2023
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Roessingh Research and Development
Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands, 7522AH