We have established the feasibility and effectiveness of robot-aided rehabilitation in stroke patients using a robot for neurological rehabilitation designed and built by MIT. Results of a pilot study of 20 patients were promising and showed that robot therapy is safe, tolerated by patients and produces a significant, measurable benefit. We propose to test that the robotic upper extremity trainer is an acceptable cost effective adjunct to standard occupational therapy for patients with dysfunction of the shoulder and elbow due to hemiparetic stroke in a VA rehabilitation program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
30
Robotic upper extremity neuro-rehabilitation
Arm ergometer, reaching, and stretching exercises
VA Maryland Health Care System, Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Upper limb Motor Status Score, Wolf Motor Function Test, Motor Power Assessment, and Fugl-Meyer Upper Extremity Motor Performance Test
Time frame: The Primary Outcome measures were performed at baseline, after completion of 18 sessions of intervention and at 3 months follow-up.
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