Circuit Training With Robots and Task Practice for Arm Recovery After Stroke
Tests circuit training combining robot-assisted and task-based hand and arm therapy in adults after stroke.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Effects of Circuit Training Combining Different Types of Distal Robot-assisted and Task-oriented Therapy on Motor Control, Motor and Daily Functions, and Quality of Life After Stroke
Key facts
- Where
- Taoyuan, TaiwanSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
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The trial is looking for adults who had a stroke on one side at least 3 months ago and have some arm weakness but no serious memory or thinking problems. It tests arm training with robots and task practice.
- Age
- 20 to 75 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join
- Disease stage
- Stroke on one side of the brain, at least 3 months ago. Arm movement score (FMA-UE) between 18 and 56. No excessive muscle stiffness in the arm joints (modified Ashworth scale 3 or less in upper joints, 2 or less in hand and wrist joints).
- Earlier treatment
- Cannot have had Botulinum toxin injections within 3 months.
- Biomarker or test result
- Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score above 24, meaning no serious thinking or memory problems.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Other brain or nerve diseases such as dementia, Parkinson's disease or peripheral polyneuropathy
- Trouble following or understanding instructions, such as global aphasia
- Taking part in another rehabilitation or drug study at the same time
- Botulinum toxin injections within 3 months
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Could this be for you?
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- Are you between 20 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT06258538, who can take part
Where in Taiwan
- Chang Gung Memotial HospitalTaoyuan, TaiwanContact: Yu-Wei Hsieh, ScDTaking 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?
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- Who runs it
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT06258538
- Record updated
- 20 March 2026
- Original description
This study proposes a novel stroke rehabilitation approach for upper extremity training by firstly combining different types of distal robot-assisted and task-oriented therapy in a circuit training program. The program could enhance UE functions, improving daily function, decrease caregiver burden and lower medical expenses associated with long-term care. Professionals can use these findings to promote the application of clinically empirical research and better understand the effects and mechanisms of circuit training.Read full original descriptionShow less
Effects of Circuit Training Combining Different Types of Distal Robot-assisted and Task-oriented Therapy on Motor Control, Motor and Daily Functions, and Quality of Life After Stroke
This study proposes a novel stroke rehabilitation approach for upper extremity training by firstly combining different types of distal robot-assisted and task-oriented therapy in a circuit training program. The program could enhance UE functions, improving daily function, decrease caregiver burden and lower medical expenses associated with long-term care. Professionals can use these findings to promote the application of clinically empirical research and better understand the effects and mechanisms of circuit training.
Inclusion: unilateral stroke ≥ 3 months onset; Fugl-Meyer Assessment for Upper Extremity (FMA-UE) score between 18 to 56, indicating different levels of motor impairments ; without excessive spasticity in any of the UE joint (modified Ashworth scale ≤3 in proximal joints and modified Ashworth scale ≤2 in distal joints); Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score > 24, indicating no serious cognitive impairment; between the ages of 20 and 75 years -.
Exclusion: enroll in other rehabilitation or drug studies simultaneously; receiving Botulinum toxin injections within 3 months. -; histories of other neurological diseases such as dementia, Parkinson's disease, and peripheral polyneuropathy; difficulties in following and understanding instructions such as global aphasia.