Effects of Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Assistance

Trial ID or NCT#

NCT05036642

Status

not recruiting iconNOT RECRUITING

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to quantify the improvement of post- stroke individuals' ability to move their arms during and after robot assisted therapy. While researchers know that robot assisted therapies improve motor performance over the course of weeks, they do not know how motor performance is affected over the course of minutes or hours. A better understanding of how robot assisted therapies affect motor performance on short time scales may help us to prescribe more effective therapy doses to maximize motor recovery after neurological injury. The study will allow us to obtain a detailed understanding of the performance of the device as described above.

Official Title

Effects of Post-Stroke Upper Extremity Assistance

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Older than 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Inclusion Criteria:
  1. * greater than 6 months post-stroke* passive abduction to 90 degrees at shoulder* reduced active (retro)flexion/extension at shoulder when abducted at 90 degrees* reduced active flexion/extension at elbow
Exclusion Criteria:
  1. * unable to give informed consent* unable to comprehend and follow instructions* have a condition (other than stroke) affecting sensorimotor function* show evidence of unilateral spatial neglect* unable to sit in a chair without armrests for 2 hours

Investigator(s)

Allison Okamura