Robotic arm training with thinking tasks for brain and nerve disorders
Tests robotic arm training with thinking tasks in adults with Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis or stroke.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
- Where
- Messina, ItalySee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Cognitive Recovery Via Sensor-based Robotic Upper Limb Rehabilitation in Neurological Disorders
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 189 people, planned
- Started
- 11 Feb 2025
- Expected to end
- 11 Feb 2030
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Sensor-Based Robotic Rehabilitation with Cognitive Tasks (SBRR)
- Standard Conventional Therapy
- Record updated
- 3 February 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
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 18-75 with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis or stroke who have cognitive problems and some arm weakness.
- Age
- 18 to 75 years
- Sex
- Men and women can join
- Disease stage
- Upper limb function score (FMA-UL) between 0 and 52, which decides the type of robotic device used. Cognitive test score (MoCA) of 20 or lower.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Severe cognitive disorders
- Behavioral disorders
- Sensory disorders
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 18-75 years
- FMA-UL 0-31: eligible for exoskeletons and robotic devices with high support. (Armeo Power, Amadeo, Motore)
- FMA-UL 32-47: eligible for end-effectors with medium support. (Armeo Spring, Hand Tutor, Diego)
- FMA-UL 48-52: eligible for sensor-based with low support. (Pablo, Diego, Armeo Senso)
- MoCA: ≤ 20
Who cannot take part
- Severe cognitive disorders
- Behavioral disorders
- Sensory disorders
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 75 years old?
Where in Italy
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino PulejoMessina, ItalyContact: Désirée LatellaTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if sensor-based robotic upper limb rehabilitation can improve cognitive and motor functions in adults with neurological and neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, and stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are:
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Does sensor-based robotic rehabilitation improve cognitive functions such as attention, memory, and executive functions? Does this rehabilitation lead to better motor recovery and daily functioning compared to conventional therapy? Researchers will compare the experimental group receiving robotic rehabilitation with cognitive tasks to the control group receiving conventional therapy to see if the robotic approach leads to greater improvements in both cognitive and motor outcomes.
Participants will:
Receive upper limb rehabilitation using robotic devices and virtual reality-based exercises or conventional therapy Complete a series of neuropsychological assessments before and after the intervention to measure cognitive changes Complete motor function tests before and after the intervention to evaluate physical improvements Participate in 25 training sessions, 2-3 times per week, each lasting 60 minutes
The 2 groups in the trial
- Sensor-Based Robotic Rehabilitation with Cognitive Tasks (SBRR)Treatment being tested
Participants receive upper limb rehabilitation using sensor-based robotic devices and virtual reality exercises, with integrated cognitive tasks to simultaneously improve motor function and cognitive abilities.
- Standard Conventional Therapy (SCT)Existing treatment, for comparison
Participants receive conventional upper limb rehabilitation, including standard physiotherapy exercises, without robotic assistance or integrated cognitive tasks.
Treatment: Standard Conventional Therapy
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
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Exploring Cognitive Recovery: the Impact of Sensor-based Robotic Rehabilitation in Neurological and Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Plain-language title
- Robotic arm training with thinking tasks for brain and nerve disordersGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07384143, who can take part
- Record updated
- 3 February 2026