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Study of Hand Therapy 3 to 24 Months After Stroke

NCT00435617 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2012-07-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the use of a robotic hand therapy device in the home environment. We hypothesize that the therapy group will improve hand function more than a customary and usual care group.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

DEVICE

Hand Mentor

Use of the Hand Mentor therapy device at home for 6 weeks. Therapy programs include spasticity reduction, motor control, and emg biofeedback for encouraging activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Kinetic Muscles

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • James B Koeneman, Ph.D. · Kinetic Muscles, Inc.

  • Steven L Wolf, Ph.D., PT · Emory University Medical School

  • Richard Herman, MD · Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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