Robot-Aided Neurorehabilitation of the Upper Extremities

Task-oriented repetitive movement can improve movement performance in patients with neurological or orthopedic lesions. The application of robotics can serve to assist, enhance, evaluate, and document neurological and orthopedic rehabilitation of movements. Arm therapy is used in neurological rehabilitation for patients with paralyzed upper extremities due to lesions of the central or peripheral nervous system, e.g. after stroke or spinal cord injury. The goal of the therapy is to recover motor function, improve movement coordination, learn new motion strategies ("trick movements"), and/or prevent secondary complications such as muscle atrophy, osteoporosis, and spasticity.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Robot-aided Arm Therapy, Brain Injury, Motor Relearning Programme, Activities of Daily Living

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 45

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Switzerland
  • Zurich, Switzerland, 8008
    • University of Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy subjects and neurological patients after stoke or spinal cord injury

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with neurological disability of the upper limb with qualification for arm training, e.g. after stroke and spinal cord injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• limitations of the join mobility
• osteoporosis
• cardiovascular disease
• injury of the upper limb
• decubitus
• psychic diseases (like schizophrenia, dementia, depression)
• Body weight > 120kg
• pacemaker.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
healthy subjects
patients

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
The acceptanece of the arm rehabilitation robot therapy and the influence to the motivation through the visual feedback.	A measure lasts approx. 90 minutes. Every participant once.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Zurich

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2005
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 13, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): May 5, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 5, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2015
• Last Verified: April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Wounds and Injuries; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Brain Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: EK 04 2005