Study design: Controlled Trial Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of robotic-assisted training of forearm and hand functions in spinal cord injury patients Setting: Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Turkey Methods: Forty patients were allocated into robotic and control groups. Both groups received conventional rehabilitation program for four weeks. Moreover, robotic group received robotic rehabilitation program tailored to the patient five times a week (each session of 30 min). Baseline data and post-intervention data was compared.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Conventional rehabilitation program consisted range of motion (ROM) exercises, balance and coordination training, progressive resistive exercises, posture training, gait training, and occupational therapy as much as the patients tolerated. Conventional rehabilitation was tailored to the patient considering his requires and expectancies.
The Armeo Spring HocomAG Inc. (Volketswil, Switzerland) device was used in robot assisted upper limb rehabilitation program. Assistive component of the robotic arm was adjusted in accordance with motor level of each patient. Variety and difficulty of games were chosen according to the ability and functional status of the patients. Variety and difficulty level of the games were modified according to progress of patients by the same physiotherapist.
Ankara Fizik Tedavi ve REhabilitasyon Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ankara Physical MEdicine and REhabilitation Trainign and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Functional Independence Measure
Scale Evaluating the Functionality
Time frame: Four weeks
Spinal Cord Independence Measure III
Scale Evaluating the Functionality and independence
Time frame: Four weeks
Short Form-36
Scale Evaluation the activities of daily living
Time frame: Four weeks
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