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Robot-assisted Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb in Acute and Subacute Post-stroke Patients

NCT01102309 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2011-06-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this study is to determine if robot aided rehabilitation therapy can be equivalent to or more effective than conventional rehabilitation therapy at promoting functional recovery of the paretic upper limb in acute and subacute stroke patients.

Conditions

  • Stroke
  • Cerebrovascular Accident
  • Upper Extremity Paresis

Interventions

DEVICE

Robot therapy (NeReBot)

Rehabilitation therapy of the affected arm with NeRebot for five weeks, five times weekly for 40 minutes, plus 80 minutes of conventional therapy

OTHER

Conventional therapy

Conventional rehabilitation therapy of the affected arm for five weeks, five times weekly for 120 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Padova

    collaborator OTHER

  • Eremo Hospital, Arco

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mario Armani, MD · Eremo Hospital, Arco

  • Stefano Masiero, MD · University of Padova

  • Giulio Rosati, PhD · University of Padova

  • Aldo Rossi · University of Padova

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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