Rehabilomics Study in Stroke Patients After Robotic Rehabilitation

Plain-language summary

This study examines robot-assisted rehabilitation and the response to it in patients who have had a stroke. It enrolled subacute patients aged 55 to 85 with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke who were able to undergo rehabilitation focused on the upper limb. It was a study without an assigned phase and has been completed.

The summary above is a plain-language rendering of the official record. The original English title is shown for reference.

Trial details

Phase

N/A

Status

Completed

Sponsor

Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS

Intervention

Robotic assisted intervention

Start date

1/20/2020

Estimated completion

1/31/2021

Countries

Italy

Related genes

Locations

• Roma, Italy

Eligibility criteria

Criteria are reproduced from the ClinicalTrials.gov record in the original English. Only the trial team can determine eligibility.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. sub-acute patients, with ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, documented by MRI or CT;
2. age between 55 and 85 years;
3. patients able to perform a rehabilitation treatment focused on the UL, for at least 45 min/day, for 5 days/week;
4. time latency since stroke ranging from 2 weeks to 6 months,
5. cognitive and language abilities sufficient to understand the experiments and follow instructions.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. a previous stroke;
2. behavioral and cognitive disorders and/or reduced compliance interfering with active therapy;
3. fixed contraction deformity in the affected limb interfering with active therapy (ankylosis, Modified Ashworth Scale = 4);
4. severe deficits in visual acuity;
5. upper extremity Fugl-Meyer score \>58.