Tests a robotic arm device to help arm recovery after stroke
Tests a wearable robotic arm to aid arm rehabilitation in adults after stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Exoneuromusculoskeleton for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Hong Kong, ChinaSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults aged 18 to 70 who had a stroke and have weak arm function. People with recent (subacute) or older (chronic) stroke can join.
- Age
- 18 to 70 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Stroke. Subacute group: at least 2 weeks but less than 0.5 year after the stroke. Chronic group: at least 0.5 year after the stroke. Upper limb Fugl-Meyer Assessment score below 30. Modified Ashworth Score below 3 at the elbow, wrist and fingers.
- Earlier treatment
- People in drug studies, other clinical trials, or other medication, occupational or physical treatments on the upper limb cannot join.
- Biomarker or test result
- Muscle signal (EMG) must be detectable on the target muscles, at 3 times the standard deviation above the baseline.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Currently pregnant
- Language problems (dysphasia)
- Post-stroke neglect
- Pacemaker implanted
- General health not fit for the training, such as severe heart problems or unstable blood pressure
Read by machine on 11 November 2026.
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 70 years old?
Source: NCT03752775, who can take part
Where in China
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong, ChinaContact: Xiaoling Hu, Ph.D.Taking 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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Trial code
- NCT03752775
- Record updated
- 23 June 2026
- Original description
A new clothing robotic arm was developed for multi-joint coordinated upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Patients after stroke will be recruited to evaluate the rehabilitation effectiveness of the device assisted upper limb rehabilitation. Both patients with chronic stroke and subacute stroke will be investigated.Read full original descriptionShow less
Mobile Electromyography (EMG)-Driven Exoneuromusculoskeleton for Upper Limb Rehabilitation After Stroke
A new clothing robotic arm was developed for multi-joint coordinated upper limb rehabilitation after stroke. Patients after stroke will be recruited to evaluate the rehabilitation effectiveness of the device assisted upper limb rehabilitation. Both patients with chronic stroke and subacute stroke will be investigated.
Inclusion: For the subacute groups:; Two weeks after the onset of stroke, however less than 0.5 year; Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)>21; Able to sit up for at least 1 hour; Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper limb <30; Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) at the elbow, wrist and fingers <3; Detectable EMG on the target driving muscles (i.e., 3 times of the standard deviation above the baseline); For the chronic device assisted group:; At least 0.5 year after the onset of stroke; Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)>21; Able to sit up for at least 1 hour; Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) upper limb <30; Modified Ashworth Score (MAS) at the elbow, wrist and fingers <3; Detectable EMG on the target driving muscles (i.e., 3 times of the standard deviation above the baseline).
Exclusion: Involved in drug studies, other clinical trials, or concurrent medication/occupational/physical treatments on the upper limb; Subjects will be excluded if they do not meet the above inclusion criteria, or had the following conditions:; Post-stroke neglect; The overall medical condition not suitable for the training (e.g., severe cardiac problem, unstable blood pressure, etc.); Currently pregnant; Dysphasia (language deficiency); Pacemaker implantation,.