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NCT05958628Completed

The Efficiency of Robotic Hand Exoskeleton System in Stroke Patients

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 May 2024

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of our study is to investigate the effects of the robotic hand exoskeleton, on the spasticity, motor control skills, level of daily living activity, quality of life and functional independence of stroke patients.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36 (actual)
First submitted
16 Jul 2023
Start date
7 Aug 2023
Primary completion date
17 Nov 2023
Lead sponsor
Marmara University
Diseases
Stroke
NCT number
NCT05958628

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 36
  • From 7 Aug 2023 to the primary completion date, 17 Nov 2023
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • Cardiovascular vulnerability (severe uncontrolled hypertension, severe coronary artery disease, unstable angina)
  • Behavioral and cognitive conditions that affect treatment and make compliance difficult
  • Cardiac pacemakers
  • History of metastatic cancer

Other

  • Other neurological or orthopedic problems that may affect upper extremity function,
  • Having botulinum toxin procedure in the last 6 months
  • Those with skin ulcers
  • Pregnancy

Who the study is looking for

  • Being diagnosed with stroke by a neurologist
  • At least 3 months have passed after the stroke
  • Mini Mental State Examination score of at least 24
  • To be able to maintain sitting balance during working with the robot,
  • Having full range of motion in the metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIF) and distal interphalangeal (DIF) joints,
  • Spasticity in finger flexor and extensor muscles ≤ 3 according to the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)
  • Being between the ages of 35-85

Age in the registry: 35 years to 85 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Fatma Ozturk
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IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)Unknown status

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