Robotic arm training for arm recovery in people with chronic stroke
Compares two robotic training approaches for arm function in adults with chronic stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Proximal Priority Versus Distal Priority Robotic Priming Effects in Patients With Chronic Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- New Taipei City, Taichung, and Taipei, TaiwanSee the 4 sites
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 20 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT04446273, who can take part
Where in Taiwan
- Taipei Tzu Chi HospitalNew Taipei City, TaiwanTaking people
- Fongyuan HospitalTaichung, TaiwanTaking people
- National Taiwan University HospitalTaipei, TaiwanTaking people
- Taipei Municipal Wan Fang HospitalTaipei, TaiwanTaking 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
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT04446273
- Record updated
- 25 February 2026
- Original description
This is a single-blind randomized comparative efficacy study involving 54-72 participants with chronic stroke. Participants will be randomized into proximal priority robotic group or distal priority robotic group and receive 18 intervention sessions (90 min/d, 3 d/wk for 6 weeks). The Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity subscale, Medical Research Council Scale, Revised Nottingham Sensory Assessment, and Wolf Motor Function Test will be administered at baseline, after treatment, and at the 3-month follow-up. Two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance and the Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detector Method will be used to examine the comparative efficacy and predictors of outcome, respectively, after intervention.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Proximal Priority Versus Distal Priority Robotic Priming Technique With Rehabilitation Therapy of Upper-Limb Functions in Patients With Chronic Stroke
This is a single-blind randomized comparative efficacy study involving 54-72 participants with chronic stroke. Participants will be randomized into proximal priority robotic group or distal priority robotic group and receive 18 intervention sessions (90 min/d, 3 d/wk for 6 weeks). The Fugl-Meyer Assessment Upper Extremity subscale, Medical Research Council Scale, Revised Nottingham Sensory Assessment, and Wolf Motor Function Test will be administered at baseline, after treatment, and at the 3-month follow-up. Two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance and the Chi-Square Automatic Interaction Detector Method will be used to examine the comparative efficacy and predictors of outcome, respectively, after intervention.
Inclusion: The inclusion criteria are age between 20 and 75 years old, more than 3 months after the onset of a first unilateral ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, moderate to severe UE motor impairment (i.e., total UE score of the Fugl-Meyer Assessment [FMA] score between 18 and 56), no severe spasticity in any joints of the affected arm (modified Ashworth Scale score <3 in any of the affected shoulder, elbow, wrist, and fingers), able to follow instructions (Mini-Mental State Examination total score >24), no UE fractures in the past 3 months, and not simultaneously participating in other medication or rehabilitation studies.
Exclusion: The exclusion criteria are other neurologic, neuromuscular, or orthopedic disease, such as epilepsy, or severe health or physical conditions that might impede participation in this study.