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Functional Recovery in Stroke Patients With Task-Specific Robot-Aided Arm Therapy

NCT00719433 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 76

Last updated 2013-04-22

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Summary

The goal of this study is to determine whether task-oriented, robot-aided therapy is more effective than conventional physical and occupational therapy at promoting functional recovery of the affected arm in chronic hemiparetic stroke patients.

Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Upper Extremity Paresis

Interventions

DEVICE

robot therapy (ARMin)

therapy of the affected arm with a robot for eight weeks, three times weekly for one hour

OTHER

conventional therapy

physical and occupational therapy of the affected arm for eight weeks, three times weekly for one hour

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sensory Motor Systems Lab, ETH Zurich

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Balgrist University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Reha Rheinfelden

    collaborator OTHER

  • Zuercher Hoehenklinik Wald

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert Riener, Prof. · Sensory Motor Systems Lab, ETH Zürich

  • Armin Curt, Prof. · Balgrist University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-09-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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