Tests a wearable robot for early movement and feeling therapy after stroke
Tests a wearable robot for movement therapy in people with acute stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Sensory-Motor Rehabilitation Post Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Baltimore, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 80 years old?
Source: NCT02369770, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of Maryland, BaltimoreBaltimore, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
- Trial code
- NCT02369770
- Record updated
- 21 April 2026
- Original description
Early after stroke, patients often have significant motor impairment and sensory deficit. Evidence has demonstrated heightened plasticity and significant recovery in the acute phase (first months) post stroke but there has been a lack of effective and practical protocols and devices for early intensive sensorimotor therapy.This research study will conduct a randomized clinical trial of an intensive motor-sensory rehabilitation on patients with acute stroke using a wearable rehabilitation robot. The primary aims are to facilitate sensorimotor recovery, reduce ankle impairments, and improve balance and gait functions. This clinical trial will be conducted on the Study and Control groups of acute stroke survivors.Read full original descriptionShow less
Sensory-Motor Rehabilitation Post Stroke
Early after stroke, patients often have significant motor impairment and sensory deficit. Evidence has demonstrated heightened plasticity and significant recovery in the acute phase (first months) post stroke but there has been a lack of effective and practical protocols and devices for early intensive sensorimotor therapy.This research study will conduct a randomized clinical trial of an intensive motor-sensory rehabilitation on patients with acute stroke using a wearable rehabilitation robot. The primary aims are to facilitate sensorimotor recovery, reduce ankle impairments, and improve balance and gait functions. This clinical trial will be conducted on the Study and Control groups of acute stroke survivors.
Inclusion: First time unilateral acute stroke, hemorrhagic or ischemic, 24 hours after admission in hospital to 1 year post stroke; Hemiplegia or hemiparesis; Age 18-80; Ankle impairments.
Exclusion: No impairment or very mild ankle impairment of ankle; Unstable medical conditions that interferes with ability to training and exercise; Severe cardiovascular disorders that interfere with ability to perform moderate movement exercises; Cognitive impairment or aphasia with inability to follow instructions; Pressure ulcer, recent surgical incision or active skin disease with open wounds present below knee of treated limb; Severe pain in legs.