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Robot- Versus Mirror-Assisted Rehabilitation in Stroke Patients

NCT01724164 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2012-11-09

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Summary

The purpose of this proposal is 1) to compare the relative effects of the robotic rehabilitation (RR), mirror therapy (MT), and conventional intervention (CI), 2) to compare the effects of the combined therapy of the RR-Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) and the RR-Placebo Intervention (PI), and 3) to identify the clinical predictors that will potentially influence the functional outcomes after interventions.

Conditions

  • Cerebrovascular Accident

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mirror Therapy

This protocol includes 1 hour mirror therapy and 0.5 hour functional training in a session. The treatment intensity is 1.5 hours/day, 5 days/week, for 4 weeks. MT focuses on symmetrical bimanual movements and simultaneously observing the mirror visual feedback reflected by the unaffected upper extremity.

BEHAVIORAL

Robotic assisted therapy

This protocol includes 5 to 10 min of warm-up, 1 hr of RR, and 15 to 20 min of functional activities training. The treatment intensity is 1.5 hours/day, 5days/week for 4 consecutive weeks. The RR session uses the robot-assisted arm trainer, Bi-Manu-Track (Reha-Stim Co., Berlin, Germany).

BEHAVIORAL

Robotic Rehabilitation with PI

The RR-PI protocol is the same as the RR-FES protocol described above except that the surface electrodes are attached to the same target muscles on the affected upper limb but there is no output of electrical stimulation.

BEHAVIORAL

Robotic rehabilitation with FES

This combined RR-FES treatment involves the same protocol as the RR regimen except that patients receive FES concurrently with RR.

BEHAVIORAL

Conventional Rehabilitation

Participants in this group receive a structured protocol based on occupational therapy such as neuro-developmental techniques and task-oriented approach. The treatment dose is matched to RR and MT groups.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Keh-chung Lin, ScD · School of Occupational Therapy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2014-01-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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