The research team will develop a novel training tool to improve finger joint coordination, to address the unmet need in the current rehabilitation, thereby enhancing hand function and contributing to improved independence and quality of life for Veterans with stroke.
The research team will determine feasibility of training using CA and TA controllers in subacute stroke. Specifically, we will examine if joint coordination improves over a training session. The investigators will compare the extent of improvement for each controller and impairment severity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Participants will receive assistance to move finger joints away from the compensatory coordination (compensation avoidance), toward the desired trajectories (task assistance), both, and none in different days.
Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
change in finger joint torque assistance
Change in finger joint torque assistance needed from the 1st half to the 2nd half of the 1-hour training session. Reduction in torque is considered a good outcome. There is no predefined minimum/maximum.
Time frame: from the 1st half to the 2nd half of the 1-hour training session
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